Jesus has just proclaimed that the Kingdom of God has come to the earth! The "Good News" message has excited the crowds, but it hits the people of his own hometown in a different way. They are filled with fury and hate!

Jesus is teaching the people who have heard about His miracles. He begins to lay out the basics of the "New Covenant." In this lesson, He pronounces four very specific "blessings"; and, in contrast, four very specific "woes" . . .

This "Transfiguration of Jesus" homily describes Jesus going to the mountain to pray. While He is praying, His face changes in appearance and His clothing becomes "dazzling white" . . .

In the story of the healing of the blind man, the focus seems to be this: "Who sinned . . . the blind man or his parents." Jesus makes the statement that "Neither he nor his parents sinned . . .

Just the week before the Passion of Jesus, the crowds are jubilantly paving the way for Jesus, waving palm branches and laying them on the road before Him. Then, the Jews turn on Jesus . . .

This homily emphasizes John the Baptist as the "Preparer of the way of the Lord." Early in the book of John, just after describing God and Jesus at Creation, John the Apostle identifies John the Baptist as . . .

After His resurrection Jesus appeared to the seven of His disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. Peter has just said, "I'm going fishing." After fishing all night and catching nothing, they came back to the shore. Jesus was waiting for them and called out . . .

In this passage of Scripture, Jesus is giving His disciples a dynamic farewell message. He is telling them to love one another with the result that "All will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." He is talking about the kind of love that Paul describes . . .

The prayer Jesus prayed in John, chapter 17, was not only for His disciples but also for all believers of future generations. He expressed His highest desire: that they may be one . . .

Jesus said, “The Spirit of Truth will guide you to all Truth. He will take from what is mine and declare it to you!” Jesus was explaining Spiritual realities to the disciples, but only as they were able to understand at that time. Today, we also . . .

In today’s reading, we hear a story of contrasts. A Pharisee invites Jesus to dine at his home. An unnamed woman, who has heard that Jesus is dining with the Pharisee, enters the courtyard and approaches Him, sorry for her sins. Weeping, she anoints the feet of Jesus . . .

This instance of Jesus praying occurs right after the feeding of the five thousand and just before the transfiguration of Jesus, when Jesus will converse on the mountaintop with Moses and Elijah about . . .

Jesus calls together 72 of His disciples, who He pairs up into 36 mission teams of two disciples each. For this important mission, Jesus sets a protocol which has roots in Old Testament prophecy. For example, . . .

In today’s homily, we find Martha busily preparing dinner and getting everything ready to serve, while her sister Mary is sitting at the feet of Jesus, listening to Him and giving Him her undivided attention. One of the things that we see immediately . . .

In today’s story, there is a disturbance in a family, regarding money. Out of the crowd, a voice comes, ‘Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me!” But, the answer Jesus gives goes to the heart of the matter . . .

Both Mary and Elizabeth are women who are living simple lives and just going about their everyday activities, when they are asked by God to be a part of something great! Elizabeth, although old and barren, . . .

Today, Jesus has been invited to the house of one of the leaders of the Pharisees to dine with him. It is the Sabbath, and the event appears to be an occasion which has been staged to give the Pharisees an opportunity to watch Jesus

The challenge for each one of us today is to identify how we reflect each of the traits of the characters in this story! First, there are the Scribes and Pharisees, who are the religious leaders of the Jews. They are careful to observe . . .

In this parable, Jesus suggests that in God’s eyes, how one treats the poor is more important than ones birthright. Maybe it is because the poor often model the humility and other virtues found in the Beatitudes. Often, they have a relationship with God . . .

Ten lepers shout to Jesus from afar. “Jesus, Master! Have pity on us! These lepers were outcasts of society, who, because of their contagious disease, have been driven out of the community. We read in the Old Testament book of Leviticus that lepers would . . . .

In today’s lesson, Jesus is comparing two people: a “Pharisee” and a “Publican.” The first man is the “Pharisee.” The Pharisees, members of a Jewish religious party, were known for their strict external observance of the letter of the Law . . . .

Where is Jesus? This is the question His anxious parents are asking, not taking into account that He is "about His Father's business" . . .

In our Gospel reading today, we find Jesus teaching not only the disciples but all the people who are following Him. They are admiring the grand majesty of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, , , ,

One night, as they studied the skies, the Magi discovered the new and unique star of Bethlehem. They realized that an extremely significant event was taking place, and they were overjoyed to see this new star . . .

In this Scripture reading, we learn about Mary, "our intercessor." The wedding guests have run out of wine, and because Mary has great faith in Jesus to do something about it, she "intercedes" on behalf . . .

The return of Christ is a great mystery of our faith . . . but, clearly, very important. There is much debate about what is meant by some of the Scriptures . . .