Juan Point at a Time

God is insistent on the point that it is to His Son that we should always look for guidance. Like any relationship, that means we can come to know the Other better.

Feast of the Transfiguration

God is ready to do the hardest work, but we must collaborate with him if faith is to grow.

Year C - Ordinary Time - Week 19

One step in the loss of innocence is becoming aware that even the greatest among us are fallen, but that need not be a cause for discouragement! God holds the scales of judgment and it can be a relief not to have to balance things out ourselves. 

Year 2 - Ordinary Time - Week 17 - Tuesday

It turns out that people are different and remain so, but that doesn't need to get in the way of grace or holiness!

Year 2 - Ordinary Time - Week 17 - Wednesday

Christ is more than encouraging when it comes to prayer. He's persistent and insistent that we trust in God's goodness.

Year C - Ordinary Time - Week 17

An empty tomb. God in the garden. Christ's encounter with Mary Magdalene that sets in motion a new beginning for a new creation.

Feast of Mary Magdalene

Sometimes, all that Jesus asks of us is to take a moment and rest.

Year C - Ordinary Time - Week 16 - Sunday

There is a great deal of helpful scholarship about God as we have come to know of Him through Christ, yet it is in knowing Him directly that most will find their peace with Him.

Year 2 - Ordinary Time - Week 15 - Wednesday

Saint Benedict wrote a guide called "The Rule of Saint Benedict." It is filled with merciful and pragmatic wisdom for communal living. Today's homily focuses on just one of his many insights.

Warning: this episode includes some violence in the description of the death of Maria Goretti. Her response is that of the forgiving victim, just like Christ.