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The Feast of the Epiphany lifts our eyes from the family celebrations and demands so we should include in our vision “all the ends of the earth”. Like the three wise men, we should have the courage to follow the light of the star we have seen, however hazardous the journey; that the light of […]

We all struggle with the choices of this world – whether we orient ourselves to the temporal and material, or whether we put the Lord first at the center of our hearts and our lives. We put ourselves on the path of destruction by paying homage to the material and the temporal, craving those to […]

Of all people we would never think would doubt, or should doubt, would be John the Baptist, who knew Jesus as a child, who knew Him and played with Him and was close to Him when he went off into the desert to become and prepare himself for the great role of the prophet, the […]

In Matthew’s Gospel, we learn of John’s continued warning for us to be ready for Jesus when He comes again. It is not enough that we are sons and daughters of Abraham, but by our own desire, we want to live a life pleasing to God. The Gospel challenges us to bear fruit. It was […]

The passage from Matthew we read today is rather straightforward. No one knows the precise time of the coming of the Lord in glory, so watchful waiting and vigilance are required. The passage speaks to the uselessness of looking for signs; there will be none. As a thief sneaks in during the night, so will […]

In today’s Gospel, we hear Jesus saying the reason for His coming – the reason that He was born – was to “bear witness” to the truth. That truth is that God, His Father, is also our loving and forgiving Father, so we are all His children forming one body. Hence, whatever we do for […]

It is clear from Luke’s Gospel that when the world ends, some terrifying events will occur. The clear message; however, is that we should not face these events with apprehension, but rather with trust – trust that God wants us to have everlasting life with Him. Instead of being afraid, we are called to find […]

As we enter into the final weeks of the church year, our attention is being drawn to the second coming of Christ and the themes of the “Last Things”: death, judgment, Heaven, and hell. And this Sunday’s Gospel is an invitation for us to reflect on the promise of a resurrected life offered us by […]

Like Zacchaeus, we all have obstacles in our lives from seeing God who passes our way each day. Some obstacles are inherent (it’s called sin), and some are placed in our way and can come in many forms like people and circumstances. Our own variegated past can easily hinder us from getting clear views of […]

The focus of prayer should be to admit our dependence on GOD. Yes, we should do all that we can do – with GOD’s help. There are times we come to prayer with an attitude of superiority and self-righteousness. We turn to GOD in prayer, hoping that GOD would pat us on the back and […]