Easter is the culmination of the particular event.. Let us not miss the central point of God entering His creation by becoming fully part of His creation, even to the point of dying at the hands of those He made. An excerpt from Chapter Seventeen (‘The Fifteenth Didactic Mystery’) of my book Cooperating with God: Life with the Cross

- – – An excerpt from Chapter Sixteen (‘The Fourteeth Didactic Mystery’) of my book Cooperating with God: Life with the Cross – Matthew 27:62- 28:15 The next day, the one following the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate [...]

“Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; hosanna in the highest.” All of the Gospel accounts are in harmony with each other in saying that Jesus was met by a sizeable crowd who had given [...]

Today’s First Reading, along with the Gospel narrative from John concerning Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead, touches upon an axiom in the spiritual life. That is, God never gets tired of proving that He is God. Thus says the Lord GOD: O my people, [...]

The fact is that we do have a responsibility to act on the word of way, truth, and life that we receive, but we have an even greater responsibility to pass on that same word given to us to others, so that they might hear it and be propelled into action. For this reason Jesus sent out His Church to the whole world to baptize, teach, ministry, and heal.

Jesus said to his disciples: “No one can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, [...]

The LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the whole Israelite community and tell them: Be holy, for I, the LORD, your God, am holy. “You shall not bear hatred for your brother or sister in your heart. Though you may have to reprove your fellow [...]

Jesus said to his disciples:“I tell you, unless your righteousness surpassesthat of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. “You have heard that it was said to your ancestors,You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment. [...]

Thus says the LORD: Share your bread with the hungry, shelter the oppressed and the homeless; clothe the naked when you see them, and do not turn your back on your own. Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your wound shall [...]

Today’s Gospel Reading at the Sunday Mass comes from Matthew 5:1-12a: When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for [...]

I urge you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and in the same purpose. [...]

The LORD said to me: You are my servant, Israel, through whom I show my glory.Now the LORD has spokenwho formed me as his servant from the womb,that Jacob may be brought back to himand Israel gathered to him;and I am made glorious in the [...]