Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

by | May 30, 2026 | Meditations

We are celebrating today the Most Holy Trinity: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. This Solemnity comes after our fifty-day celebration of the glorious Resurrection of God the Son, and right after we welcomed the coming of God the Holy Spirit last...

The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church

by | May 24, 2026 | Meditations

We are presented today with two mothers, each of whom stood at the foot of a “tree” and listened to a “word,” which had profound consequences for her children. The first reading takes us back to the story of Adam and Eve’s fall from grace. Eve was standing at the foot...

Pentecost Sunday

by | May 23, 2026 | Meditations

If we were asked to say what is our ultimate goal in life, we might answer that it is to get to Heaven. And if we were asked further what Heaven will be like, we might say that we will be with God, enjoying eternal happiness in his presence. In the meantime, as we...

Seventh Sunday of Easter

by | May 16, 2026 | Meditations

“And now I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, while I am coming to you.” These words of Jesus, taken from his prayer to the Father at the Last Supper, bring back to mind the great event we celebrated last Thursday, Jesus’ Ascension to the...

Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord

by | May 15, 2026 | Meditations

Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord. After his Resurrection, Jesus revealed himself to his disciples in a series of appearances. “He presented himself alive to them by many proofs after he had suffered, appearing to them during forty days and...

Sixth Sunday of Easter

by | May 9, 2026 | Meditations

At the Last Supper, Jesus spoke to his disciples so openly about his imminent sufferings that they were deeply disturbed. Thus one of his concerns on that holy night was to console them and strengthen their faith. As we read last Sunday, he told them, “Do not let your...