On faith, prayer, and the quiet journey of the spiritual life.
Published: June 27, 2026 There is a particular tenderness in the way Matthew introduces the centurion. He does not stride in with demands. He comes forward and describes a need: "Sir, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, and in great pain." He does not petition a miracle or invoke any specia...
Read reflectionPublished: June 26, 2026 The Sermon on the Mount has ended. Jesus comes down from the hillside, and a great crowd follows in his wake. It is in the very first moments after that magnificent teaching — in the immedi...
Read more →Published: June 25, 2026 There is a moment in today's gospel that stops us in our tracks. Jesus is concluding the Sermon on the Mount — that magnificent teaching from the hillside in Galilee — and he offers a warni...
Read more →Published: June 24, 2026 The Catholic Church is not easily impressed by birthdays. In a year full of saints, the Church marks nearly every one of them on the day they died — the day they were born into eternal life...
Read more →Published: June 23, 2026 There is a moment in nearly every person's day when two roads appear. They rarely look dramatic. One is comfortable, familiar, and well-worn. The other asks something more. Jesus, speaking ...
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