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‘The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me to bring good news to the poor, to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to captives and...

‘Be careful that your hearts be not weighed down by the anxieties of life.’ (LK 21:34) On the first week of Advent, Jesus deals with the...

“‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, a sick person or a prisoner whom we...

‘That evil appears in the form of light, of beneficence, of faithfulness, of renewal, that it appears in the form of historical...

‘The Samaritan woman is every one of us. She is every human being who has ever sinned and betrayed the God who loved and made us, by...

‘I in them and You in Me, Father. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that You sent Me.’ (Jn 17:23) Jesus is...

‘Instead of a Church which clings to its own securities, I want one that is bruised and hurting because it has been out on the streets…’...

‘Leaving her water jar, the woman went back to town and said to the people, “Come see a man who told me everything I ever did…”’ A young...

‘Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does listen to teachers, it is because they are witnesses.’...

‘I was afraid and I went and hid my talent.’ (Matt. 25:25) The Gospel and in particular today’s reading on the Parable of the Talents...

Padre Pio, a much revered priest (now a saint), wanted to go to confession; he enlisted the aid of a young priest to do so, who was...

‘On that day a fountain will be opened to cleanse the house of David, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, from sin and impurity.’...

‘Jesus and His apostles reclined at table and He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you”…’ (Lk 22:14, 15)...

‘Christian spousal love is a living icon of the sacrificial spousal love between Christ and the Church. It is an outward sign of the...

‘Chastity means the successful integration of sexuality within the person…’(CCC 2337) When Jesus first looked upon His Samaritan ‘bride’,...

The beauty of man for woman is not found primarily in thrashing limbs and ecstatic release. First and foremost, sexual love is beautiful...

‘Jesus made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple area…”Get out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a market!”...

‘God has placed the desire for happiness in the human heart in order to draw near to the One who alone can fulfill it.’ (CCC 1718)...

‘Even while the people were worshipping the Lord, they were serving their idols.’ (2Kgs 17:41a) Jesus began to prepare a ‘bridal bath’...

‘Those who look to the Lord are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.’ (Ps 34:5) Today’s church is a strange blend of...