Jun152013
A Brighter Future
Today, we are excited to share with you another stellar Gospel reflection from the Bible Geek himself, Mark Hart. Sit back and...
Jun152013
Jun062013
Turning Sorrow to
The story we hear in the gospel this weekend demonstrates Jesus' deep compassion for those who suffer. This woman has lost...
May302013
Taken, Blessed, Br
This week, we bring you another Beyond Words reflection on Sunday's upcoming readings from the Bible Geek (aka Mark...
May252013
A Communion of Per
My dad loves to golf, and if you ask him how his round of golf went, he knows every single shot from memory. After a great...
May182013
Fanning the Flames
We celebrate this great feast of Pentecost when the Lord fulfilled His promise to send the Holy Spirit – the Holy Spirit,...
May112013
So That We Can Fol
As our Easter celebration draws to a conclusion, we celebrate our Lord’s glorious Ascension into heaven. What a wonderful...
May042013
Disciple and Missi
Homily of His Holiness, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI for the 6th Sunday of Easter, 2007. Given at the Shrine of Aparecida on the...
Apr272013
Let Christ’s
Love has come into our world. Love has been manifested before our eyes. Love has been poured out for us. Now we hear that...
Apr202013
Filled With Joy: G
Apart from the briefly mentioned excitement of the Gentiles, there is an incredibly sharp contrast in the first reading...
Apr132013
Jesus Has Been Rai
There was a pretty famous non-Catholic scripture scholar in the last century named Rudolf Bultmann. Bultmann had a famous...
Apr062013
Our “Twin
We all want to touch Jesus; we all want to put our hands in his side, and our fingers in his hands. We all want to see that...
Mar232013
Get Carried Up to
Did you know that every week Mark Hart (aka The Bible Geek) does a reflection on the upcoming Sunday’s Gospel for Faith and...
Mar162013
Our Need for Mercy
In the Gospel reading, we are looking at the story of the woman caught in adultery. This is an interesting passage for many...
Mar092013
Two Sons
Two sons. The passage concerning these two is found in the 15th chapter of St. Luke. This 4th Sunday of Lent, we are...
Mar022013
Worshiping in Spir
Today we celebrate the 3rd Sunday of Lent. In some Churches the readings will be taken from cycle A instead of the current...
Feb232013
Rise, and Do Not B
You could say that Jesus gives the Apostles a preview of what is about to happen. The Transfiguration is a sneak peek, if you...
Feb162013
Nothing to Fear
The movie The Passion of the Christ begins with Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane with Peter, James, and John. Satan comes to...
Feb092013
We Are Being Saved
This weekend we are invited to observe St. Paul as he visits the Corinthians. Paul, in his customary zeal, does whatever he can...
Jan312013
It’s All Abo
Chapter 13 of First Corinthians, St. Paul's famous chapter on love, is surely one of the most famous chapters in all of the...
Jan262013
Mr. Potato Head Th
I have a cartoon brain, and so whenever I've read this passage from First Corinthians, this is what has always come to...
Jan192013
The Wine of Grace
If there is one area in our culture where Catholics have a reputation, it is for our weddings. The first reaction to a...
Jan122013
A Vocation to Othe
The lofty prophecy of Isaiah not only foreshadows the coming Messiah but also provides us with details of who we are called to...
Jan052013
A Light to the Nat
“Christ is the Light of nations.” These are the first words of the Church's Dogmatic Constitution, Lumen Gentium,...
Dec292012
Our Holy Families
We first meet The Holy Family in Bethlehem (which is why we have this Solemnity today and not some other time of the year). For...
Dec222012
Longing for Christ
Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.
Longing for the Lord to come is itself a good sign in...
