As we look upon the crib, we cannot stay there. Like the shepherds and the magi, we too are called to move away and take the light of Jesus with us. We are asked not only to admire the light, but to be people of light. As Jesus himself tells us, ‘you are the light […]

Amid today’s important and ongoing debates about the definitions and nature of marriage and family, both within the Church and in broader society, the Feast of the Holy Family reminds us of the true vocation of the family: to foster the faith of each of its members and to support them in their search for […]

There are some people who will never hear the Good News of Jesus’ coming to save us except through us. They will never darken the inside of a church unless we live lives that welcome them into the community of the church. As we hear Mary’s visit to Elizabeth, we should realize that we are […]

“What then should we do?” John jars us with his message into looking afresh at our lives, our priorities and preoccupations, our style of living. We should check out our life in the mirror of how others might see us: We need to consider how recognizable we are as followers of Jesus. We might wonder […]

Our own role is not unlike that of John the Baptist. Like him, each one of us has a mission to communicate the Spirit of Christ and his message of hope, love and mercy to others. To help people fill their valleys and make their rough paths smoother. A word of affirmation and encouragement can […]

Today’s Gospel reminds us that it is important to be ready for the Second Coming of Christ, but it is also important to be prepared for his arrival into every moment of every day. He may come to us through a conversation, in the form of a beggar on the streets, through the words or […]

Once you start following Jesus, this life is about Him. It is not about us. Jesus is supposed to be the real King and the real authority in all of our lives. Most of us never really seem to get to the point of really letting Jesus be in charge of our life. If Jesus […]

Our Church year is drawing to an end. Soon it will begin again with Advent, and then Christmas, and then the whole cycle of feasts and holidays will be repeated. But every time a liturgical year draws to a close, our readings remind us that the cycle will not go on forever, for us as […]

It is easy to be generous when we have a surplus. As Christians, though, the challenge for us is to give from our hearts, not from our surplus just like the poor widow in today’s Gospel story. We are called to share generously – whether it be our money, our time, our possessions, our care […]