Perhaps one of the most powerful sayings of Jesus in all of sacred Scripture was His last words to this woman – “Go, and from now on do not sin any more.” The call of today’s Sacrifice of the Mass is to believe that we can and ought to “Go, and from now on do not sin any more.”

The truth (the person) is right there in his face and talking to him, but he cannot even see Him. Perhaps if Pilate were actually searching for the truth, rather than just musing about it, he might have seen Jesus for who He is, but, as a typical politician, Pilate’s first interests are in himself and in self-preservation.

Love is a completely different animal than civility. We never hear in the Scriptures that God is civil. Civility is formal politeness and courtesy in behavior or speech. Civility is tolerance to all types of things, even immorality and sin. Civility consists of making polite remarks in formal conversation.

Sometimes our human expressions of love are actually expressions of human hate. We must always remember that true love always desires the best for the other, and a love that doesn’t desire Heaven for other is a love that is desires something less for other.

Today’s Second Reading at the Sunday Mass comes from 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24: Brothers and sisters: Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise [...]

Brothers and sisters: We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. For those he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he might be the [...]

Today’s Gospel Reading comes from Matthew 15:29-37, and it is about the Jesus feeding the ‘four thousand’ after he had fed the ‘five thousand’: At that time:Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee,went up on the mountain, and sat down there. Great crowds came to [...]

Today’s Second Reading at Mass comes from 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12: Brothers and sisters:You know how one must imitate us. For we did not act in a disorderly way among you,nor did we eat food received free from anyone. On the contrary, in toil and drudgery, [...]

I noticed a few days ago that the social-media website ‘Facebook’ has a new featured called “See Friendship”. This little gadget appears beneath comments posted on your ‘Wall’ by your Facebook ‘Friends’. When you click on it – it shows you photos that you two [...]

Today’s Second Reading at Mass comes from 1 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18: Beloved:I am already being poured out like a libation,and the time of my departure is at hand.I have competed well; I have finished the race;I have kept the faith.From now on the crown of [...]

Today’s Gospel Reading at Mass comes from Luke 18:1-8: Jesus told his disciples a parableabout the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary.He said, “There was a judge in a certain townwho neither feared God nor respected any human being.And a widow in [...]

I recently spoke with a woman who hated the fact that she always seemed to get caught up in gossiping about other people. Because she is in the entertainment industry and usually around people who have no interest in becoming saints, she finds herself in [...]

The readings from today’s Mass (Amos 6:1a, 4-7; 1 Timothy 6:11-16; and Luke 16:19-31) are addressing the issue of self-complacency. Self-complacency is the feeling of self-satisfaction and contentment. And because those who are self-complacent believe that they have ‘arrived’ at a safe place, it lends [...]