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...
On the Fifth Sunday of Easter, Jesus tells us, “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I’m going to...
Hopefully, we all remember last Sunday’s final words of Jesus in the passage from the Gospel of Luke (10:25-37): “Go and do likewise.” To attain eternal life we ought to draw close, to become neighbor to anyone in need. On the...
There was once a great musician and composer who had a rebellious teenage son. When the boy was angry with his father, he would bide his time until his parents had gone upstairs to bed for the night, and then go to his father’s piano and loudly play...
The reason why the Feast of the Transfiguration is the only one celebrated twice every year (on the second Sunday of Lent and August 6th) is because it is the feast of our eternal future in Christ Jesus. As opposed to analyzing and dissecting the...
