It is easy to get caught up in the preparations for Christmas. Instead, take a moment to praise God for the great gift he will give the...

It is easy to get discouraged in spiritual life because of lost opportunities. Perhaps God put someone in your life who needed to hear...

Mary’s visitation to he cousin Elizabeth is a pivotal story in the infancy narratives. We hear how Mary travels to visit her cousins in...

With two Marian Feast Dates (The Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Guadalupe), the Church has given us this passage several times...

Zechariah represents us: the common man approached by God who desires to use us to bring about his will. Mary is a fantastic role model...

The birth of Jesus is another biblical event we are so familiar with that it becomes easy to overlook the details. Yet the particulars...

The genealogy of Jesus often gets overlooked. It is a list of names, and most of them are unfamiliar unless you have studied the Old...

There are many times in life when we are confronted with a question, and we must choose how to answer it. In these moments, there can be...

John the Baptist was fearless. He spoke the truth at all times without fear of reprisal. Ultimately, this would cost him his life....

On many occasions, I find myself asking the question, “How was it that so many of the Jewish people did not understand who Jesus truly...

In the book of Genesis, we are told that “God created man in his own image.” (Genesis 1:27) Ever since, man has fought to create God in...

Today, the Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. This feast commemorates Mary’s appearance at Saint Juan Diego starting...

In 21st-century America, the concept of a yoke is viewed negatively. It is considered a burden, something we are forced to carry,...

Most of us are familiar with the image of the lost sheep. It is a metaphor that runs deep through the scriptures. Despite that...

Today, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of The Immaculate Conception. This feast commemorates the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed...

Repentance is perhaps one of the hardest things for humans to do. That is because true repentance requires us to amend our ways. Sin can...

A common temptation we can fall into is thinking that God can’t use us for his plan. Our flaws and character defects are too great for...

Remaining persistent in prayer is perhaps one of the hardest things to do in one’s spiritual life. Continually bringing our needs before...

The Gospel, the teachings of Jesus, are not simply words to make us feel good or give us something to think about. They are words that...

At the end of his Gospel, Saint Matthew recalls how Jesus commanded his disciples to go forth to all nations, baptizing and teaching...