Reflections

Reconciling God And Caesar

Reflection: 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A  When Jesus lived, the Roman Empire occupied Palestine. At that time, Caesar had called for a census tax. The Jews opposed this tax because they considered God their only ruler. This is [read more...]

Many Are Called, Few Are Chosen: Are You Dressed for the Feast?

Reflection – 28th Sunday OT – Year A My brothers and sisters, in today’s Gospel, we hear that many are called, but few are chosen. Each of us is called to follow the path to sanctity so that we may [read more...]

A Call To Pray the Holy Rosary During October

27th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year A  There are approximately seven billion people in the world. Only a little more than one billion of the population is Christian. Yet, we all share the same concerns and worries about our [read more...]

Father Arthur Shares a Litany of Humility

26th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year A In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus speaks of the son who says, “I will not [work in your vineyard]” to his father, but then changes his mind and works in his [read more...]

Seek a Deeper Relationship With God To Better Comprehend His Love

25th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year A Often times, my brothers and sisters, we are like the Israelites in today’s first reading; we see everything exclusively from a human perspective. We think of God and what happens in our [read more...]

Seek Peace In Christ’s Merciful Love and Forgiveness

24th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year A Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do [read more...]

We Are Called to Love, Not to Judge

23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year A The most important maxim in each country is justice. Justice regulates the law in each society, such that societal order depends on it. However, when we consider God’s law, we discover that [read more...]

Carrying Our Crosses Brings Us Closer to Jesus

22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time My brothers and sisters, each of us is invited to be students of Jesus Christ. In order to do well, we must learn with joy. We must undertake our studies, as well as the sufferings [read more...]

Upon This Rock I Will Build My Church…

21st Sunday of Ordinary Time The Catholic Church is God’s human reality in this world. But, the Church is also a mystery. Even when we begin to understand something about the Church, it still remains an unfathomable mystery. My brothers [read more...]

Father Marat Reflects on Miracles, Faith and Eternal Life

20TH Sunday of Ordinary Time In today’s Gospel, we heard about two different miracles that happened when Jesus was living on the earth. The reality is, however, miracles happen even today. The question is whether or not we see these [read more...]