Juan Point at a Time

Today's reading offers some suggestions from Jesus on prayer.

Ordinary Time - Week 27 - Thursday

Jerusalem is a city, but also a symbol. Luke is well aware of what he is doing when writes that Christ determined to go there.

Year 1 - Ordinary Time - Week 26 - Tuesday

Unworthiness can be a rather distasteful concept in popular culture, but they are valued within our Christian tradition. So much so that we repeat it every mass... Why?

Year 1 - Ordinary Time - Week 24 - Monday

Today's Gospel is about an encounter between Philip, Jesus, and Nathaniel. As always, God takes the lead.

Feast of Saint Bartholomew

Saint Ignatius offers guidelines for the discernment of spirits in his spiritual writings. If I could add one thing with confidence thus far, it would be the simple reminder in this homily.

Year 1 - Ordinary Time - Week 17 - Saturday

This homily was given to high school freshman at the end of their orientation.

Year 1 - Ordinary Time - Week 17 - Friday

We can easily get lulled into one extreme or another when it comes to accepting others. Jesus wants to free us to love others just as he has loved us.

Year A - Ordinary Time - Week 13

Jesus speaks with metaphor about how the body is illumined or darkened by what we believe to be out there in the world - and tracking how different worldviews perceive meaning can help us understand our own perspective.

Year 1 - Ordinary Time - Week 11 - Friday

Sometimes we tell lies to avoid a storm, but it erodes our integrity and becomes self-defeating. Jesus gives us the best reason not to do so.

Year A - Ordinary Time - Week 12

Like an expectedly intense liturgist, Jesus unexpectedly draws our attention to sacred spaces. How much do I do to maintain my own?

Year 1 - Ordinary Time - Week 08