Author Archive | Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament

There are people who do not yet know the Good News. Jesus assured His disciples and us that we will bring the Light of the Kingdom into their darkness by sharing Jesus with them. Even if some people, even our families, ridicule us for our proclamation, God will care for us until the end. We […]

As Catholics, throughout our lives we were taught reverence for the Eucharist. But “reverence” is not enough. Most Catholics reverence the Eucharist, meaning, we genuflect, kneel, and treat the Sacred Host with respect. We believe the Eucharist is God Almighty, the Savior of the world, the second Person of the Most Holy Trinity. We need […]

Sadly, in today’s world there is division where there could be unity, there is aggression where there could be understanding, and there is suspicion where there could be trust and mutual respect. The Trinity offers us a model of sharing, belonging and community. It also challenges our individualism and our demand that our rights be […]

It’s fascinating to watch a piece of wood being consumed by fire. Sighing and cracking and glowing, getting blacker and blacker until it falls apart completely and then nothing remains but ash. It doesn’t just look different from the original piece of wood. It IS different, at the very core of its being. Its chemical […]

In today’s Gospel, Jesus gives this mission to all the believers: “Go out to the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature.” This mission is not given to a select few but to all believers. To be a Christian is to be a proclaimer and an evangelizer. There is a difference between preaching […]

In today’s Gospel we learn the condition that is required in order to share in the life of God. To partake in the life of God, we must also share in the love and obedience of Jesus that was manifested towards His Father during His earthly life. We must share in the love that Jesus […]

Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and we don’t have to search far to find He is always with us. He journeys alongside our darkness and our joy. He is the embodiment of the unseen God. If we have seen Him, then we have seen the Father. We don’t need to search […]

Jesus wants to keep us focused. It is too easy to get distracted by this world, as if all that is around us is what is of ultimate importance. It is not. If we pray to keep our focus on Christ and the example He gave us, our loving Good Shepherd will always keep us […]

Jesus was there with Cleopas and his companion, walking with them through their grief, helping them recognize how God had been – and continued to be – at work in the violence of Good Friday and the silence of Holy Saturday. As Father James Martin, SJ, reflected: “The Risen Christ tells the two disciples that […]

In today’s Gospel, Jesus greets his disciples with the gift of peace and the gift of the Holy Spirit. Jesus also commissions His disciples to continue the work that He has begun. Today, let’s remember that we are the disciples of Jesus. His directive to us to continue His work is an essential element of […]