The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

We conclude the Marian month of May with the beautiful feast of Mary’s Visitation to Elizabeth. What looks on the surface like a simple social visit of two pregnant relatives is actually a profound and mysterious event – which is why we ponder the Visitation when we...

Seventh Sunday of Easter

The Ascension of Jesus into Heaven has drawn our hearts and minds upward to the most beautiful and profound aspects of our faith. We have been given a glimpse of the glory of Heaven, and we are praying for a renewed outpouring of the Spirit in the world. Today as we...

Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord

Today we take another important step with Jesus into the mystery of his life and his mission. Together with the Apostles we see him rise from the earth and be taken into Heaven. The Ascension of the Lord is a mystery that is familiar to us as the Second Glorious...

Sixth Sunday of Easter

In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells his disciples, “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him.” Too often we think of our faith journey in the opposite way. We think that if we keep God’s word,...