Daily Reflections with Fr. John

As we meditate on these verses may we be inspired by the Canaanite woman's faith and persistence, and may we be reminded of the transformative power of God's love and grace in our lives.

“If people outside the Catholic Church can be saved… why would anyone want to be Catholic?”

You can be doing everything right and still find yourself battling strong headwinds.

The beautiful truth of today’s Gospel is this: Jesus sees you. Not just the crowd. You. He knows your story. He knows your fears. 

He knows the burdens you brought into church this morning. And His first response is compassion.

St. Alphonsus never separated truth from mercy. He defended the moral teachings of the Church while constantly reminding people that God never tires of forgiving those who turn back to Him.

Sometimes we become so familiar with Jesus that we stop being amazed by Him.

The Church is not a museum of saints. It is a fishing net. It gathers sinners, saints, doubters, seekers, the holy, and those still struggling.

Service Prayer and Friendship

How can the Church claim to be holy when so many of her members, including some of her leaders, have sinned so gravely?

From that tiny beginning grows a large shrub, strong enough that the birds of the air come and make their nests in its branches.