Getting to Know You

A sage once said, “When you’re through learning, you’re through. Period.” I challenge the sage. Life is a process of discovery and we are never completely fulfilled....

Finding the King

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany. Epiphany derives from the Greek word (epiphaneia), which means a manifestation, becoming strikingly apparent. In our modern world, it...

Fully Human Like Us

I’ve always liked the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph because for me it dramatizes how fully the Holy Family and Jesus himself...

Mary, Jesus’ First Disciple

Today’s Gospel for the Fourth Sunday of Advent is the story of the Annunciation according to St. Luke. It is a familiar story to all of us....

Gaudete—Rejoice

“Rejoice always!” It is the third Sunday of Advent and the Church asks us to rejoice and be grateful as the time of our celebrating the coming...

Prepare

In the days of John the Baptist, of whom Mark writes in today’s Gospel, whenever a V.I.P. announced a visit to a town or region, legions of...