How often we overthink our witness. We worry about finding the perfect words, especially when we long for loved ones to return to the faith. But the most powerful testimony isn't necessarily the most eloquent. It's the one that names Jesus, cru...

Jesus did not rise as an idea or a metaphor. He rose bodily. He truly conquered death. And what the disciples saw — this glorified, resurrected body — is a foretaste of the promise that awaits us. This is why the Gospel matters: because Jesus' ...

How often we imagine we're walking alone. But the truth is this: Christ came to journey with us. Not to remove all suffering, not even to explain it — but to be in it with us. He is our companion on the road, our leader and our guide. And throu...

We must follow Mary Magdalene, spiritually turning from disbelief to the Lord. Our doubt and anguish will fade as we surrender all that distracts us and draws our attention away from the Lord. When we turn to him, even in confusion and unclarit...

In his First Letter to the Corinthians, St, Paul mentions that Jesus “appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once” (1 Cor 15:6). So while the exact total number of individuals who saw the risen Christ is not specified in the Bible, thes...

Joy is everywhere on Easter Sunday: in the bright spring sunlight, the incense still hanging in the chapel, the triumphant Easter hymns, the scent of lilies, the glow of the Paschal candle. For Catholics everywhere, there's often a kind of happ...

At the Easter Vigil, everything shifts. We enter the church in darkness, and then — light. The Exsultet is sung. The readings unfold the story of salvation. And then the Gloria bursts forth. Bells ring, the organ thunders to life, and the Churc...

Whether you’re worshipping the cross at the Celebration of the Lord’s Passion or alone in your room, take time today to be still. Behold the cross. Let your heart be moved by what Christ has done for you. Let today be good. Let it be holy.<...

On this night, Jesus gave us both the Eucharist and the priesthood, two mysteries intimately bound together. As a priest, I find it moving to reflect on how Jesus handed on his mission of love and sacrifice to his apostles that very evening. An...

It is better to not have life at all than to give your life to such evil. To have Jesus, to be numbered among his disciples, and then to betray him for a measly price — we should rather die than allow this to happen in our own lives.🙏 R...

Peter's zeal to follow Christ is strong. As St. John Chrysostom says, "Great is love, and stronger than fire." Peter does not know where Jesus is going or what his journey entails, but he is ready to go nonetheless. However, it is not yet time....

We do not carry our crosses alone this week but with one another. We are part of the body of Christ and are called to the communion of the saints. We should pray for each other during this week, as we hope others pray for us. When we recline at...

The heart of Jesus Christ is an obedient heart. His greatest desire is to do the Father's will. Indeed, the sacrifice of Christ is essentially his obedience on the cross, where "he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, even ...

It is true that the divinity of Jesus Christ is a threat to the status quo. As Jesus says elsewhere, "Do not think that I have come to bring peace upon the earth. I have come to bring not peace but the sword" (Mt 10:34). Being a disciple of Jes...

Jesus claims to be divine, for so he is. He will prove this to us again next Sunday. We pray in these final days of Lent for an increase of faith in his divinity. Our hope for salvation is founded in the divinity of Jesus Christ, for if he is n...

God is ready to forgive. We often hide in our own shame from the truth of our sinfulness and even try to make it look a little better in the confessional. It is hard for us to understand that all God wants is to show us mercy, used as we are to...

How we understand ourselves and the world will determine how we act. Those who know that God exists live differently than those who do not. Those who know that God both exists and loves them exist differently than those who do not. We who belie...

On the cross, the love of God is revealed to us. Jesus was not alone on the cross, for the Father was within him accepting his sacrifice. We are not alone as we carry our crosses through the desert, for the love of God has been poured into our ...

Living in the world as a Christian is a near-mythical experience. While most people in our world limit their experience of reality to what they can sense, we see things differently as Christians. While many live according to their own perceptio...

The image of Jesus writing in the dirt is an image of new creation. As the accusations are made against Mary Magdalene and she waits for Jesus's sentence, Jesus reveals himself as the one through whom this woman was created to begin with. He kn...

People often think about the final judgement with dread and fear, and so we should. The final day, when all is made manifest before God’s judgment seat, should move sinners to repentance and saints to greater holiness. But this is not the only ...

Stand tall and do not be afraid. Living an authentic Christian life in pursuit of salvation is not easy. We are bound to cause a reaction from those around us and within our own hearts. Stay the course and know: God is in control and will not f...

The only one who affirms you in who you are is Jesus Christ. He gives you an identity and, in doing so, brings peace to your heart. Many of us have built false identities that need to be torn down. No need to fear: we have these 40 days to do j...

Since Jesus is God, we are assured of who God is. He is not one being among many. We have seen him face-to-face and can say, "There he is!" In our own lives, we see him working as salvation is wrought in our own hearts. God reveals himself with...

For us, as we continue these forty days of penance, our commitment to this Lenten season demonstrates that we have been changed by our encounter with Jesus. Wherever we were and in whatever way we were lying down waiting for someone to lift us ...