If we reflect on the gospel passage (Mark 8:27-35) for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time without a clear concept of discipleship, we would be shocked and bewildered. Simon Peter is extolled for the tremendous insight from above about the very nature...
I was never really a fan of the Star Trek TV series, but I did end up seeing and enjoying most of the Star Trek movies. One of my favorite characters was Mr. Spock, the first officer of the U.S.S. Enterprise: a natural second-in-command who was...
The gospel passage for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time offers us a way out of a lot of the apprehension and restlessness we experience whenever faced with a daunting situation and we tip toward dejection or even mental paralysis. And I am talking...
Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, like many others who find themselves at odds with Church authorities, has chosen to take his defense to the court of public opinion. In his June 29, 2024 statement, Vigano’s Statement [Translated] (spiritdaily.org), he...
The apostles weren’t the only saints in the Church’s history who had bad experiences while at sea. St. Paul, of course, was shipwrecked three different times; others who experienced shipwreck included St. Francis of Assisi, St. Margaret of Scotland...
For more than 30 years, I’ve served as a an adjunct lecturer in economics at a local university. During Covid, I remember the department chair asking if anyone would be willing to teach in person, to which I gladly replied— “YES.” Now if you...
We all undergo difficult moments in our lives. These are moments when, practically, we do not know where to go. The road becomes misty. The fog of uncertainty starts mushrooming from different ways and manners. We cry out to the Lord for help. Our...
In the readings for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, we meet two people, worlds apart: a very successful king and a 14-year-old Jewish girl from the obscure hamlet of Nazareth. There had been significant ups and downs in King David’s past, yet, all...
