“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you” (Jeremiah 1:5)

It doesn’t take many years in this life before we hear the question, “Do you believe in love at first sight?” I can still remember the first time I ever heard that question and how the very possibility of it seized upon my heart, and [...]

One of my all-time favorite R&B albums is Aijuswanaseing by Musiq Soulchild, who also happens to be one of my favorite artists as well. For the longest time I never got past tracks two through four (‘Girl Next Door’ – featuring Ayana, ‘You And Me’, [...]

Today is The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity on the liturgical calendar, and really special day this year because it falls on Father’s Day in the United States. I find myself in deep contemplation about the mystery of the Holy Trinity this morning, because [...]

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, [...]

Today’s First Reading at Mass comes from Ephesians 5:21-33: Brothers and sisters:Live in love, as Christ loved us.Husbands, love your wives,even as Christ loved the churchand handed himself over for her to sanctify her,cleansing her by the bath of water with the word,that he might [...]

Todays first reading at Mass comes from Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13 Brothers and sisters:I, a prisoner for the Lord,urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received,with all humility and gentleness, with patience,bearing with one another through love,striving to preserve the [...]

The Gospel Reading at Mass today comes from Luke 4:31-37 Jesus went down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee.He taught them on the sabbath,and they were astonished at his teachingbecause he spoke with authority.In the synagogue there was a man with the spirit of an [...]