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 cannot recommend enough to anyone, regardless of their faith tradition, to actively seek a relationship with Jesus’ Mother and Father, because to truly know Jesus is to know His Mother and Father, and to more fully know His Mother and Father is to more fully know Him.

On that day, a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse,and from his roots a bud shall blossom.The spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him:a spirit of wisdom and of understanding,a spirit of counsel and of strength,a spirit of knowledge and of fear [...]

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 am perpetually annoyed when I hear people say that their deceased loved one is now an angel in Heaven. There are so many theological problems with that statement that I don’t know where to begin to correct it. Nor would my proper theology on angels be welcomed on the ears of those in mourning. But let’s be clear here. Jesus clearly said that after death we would be like angels – not that we would angels.

For the past two weeks, the weekday readings for Mass have come out of the book of Ezekiel, and I am still particularly drawn to the reading from Friday, August 13th from Ez. 16:1-15, 60, 63. The section opens up with the prophet Ezekiel saying, [...]