Baptism, Beloved, Beginning (January 11, 2026: Feast of the Baptism of the Lord)
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. It might seem strange: why would Jesus, the sinless Son of God, need baptism? He d...
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. It might seem strange: why would Jesus, the sinless Son of God, need baptism? He d...
As we conclude the Christmas season and the reading of the First Letter of John, the Apostle leaves us with a word about Confidence . He wri...
Why do we do what we do as Christians? What drives us? St. John in the first reading gives us the ultimate Motivation : "We love becaus...
Why do we do what we do as Christians? What drives us? St. John in the first reading gives us the ultimate Motivation : "We love becau...
The Gospel today places the disciples in a precarious situation: they are in the middle of a Storm . It is late at night, they are exhausted...
"God is love," St. John tells us in the first reading. It is a short sentence, but it holds the weight of the universe. In the Gos...
Brothers and sisters, as we settle into the first full week of the year, the Gospel presents us with a powerful image: "The people who ...