by Father Louis Okot, MCCJ Today's Gospel builds upon the teachings from last week, where Jesus illustrated his relationship with his...

The readings of this Sunday speak of the urgency of conversion through repentance. We are all invited to change, to repent and to embrace...

Pudimos sentir la Presencia del Espíritu Santo en la celebración. En la primera lectura de hoy, escuchamos que “todos los discípulos...

If you were given a saint’s name at Baptism, that saint is your patron saint. Countries also have patron saints. Who is the patron saint...

8 de Diciembre Día de Precepto Misa en Español a las 7:00 pm Aunque celebramos la Inmaculada Concepción durante el Adviento, el tiempo...

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity originated in 1908, beginning with the Feast of the Confession of St. Peter, 18 January, and...

The New Year appears to be better than 2020, at least from my perspective. The Archbishop of Newark has accepted Comboni Provincial...

Third Week in Advent: 14 Dec.—20 Dec. There are numerous genealogies in the Old Testament, but there are only two such lists in the New...

December 6th Today our church celebrates the feast of St. Nicholas, a third century Bishop that lived near modern day Turkey. He is...

Second Week in Advent: 7 Dec.—13 Dec. The scripture options for the Feast of our Lady of Guadalupe present a “fierceness.” There are two...

Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time: 16 Nov.—22 Nov. This Sunday is the Feast of CHRIST the KING, which marks the end of our liturgical...

Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time: 16 Nov.—22 Nov. Regarding the parable of the talents, you have heard preachers say that we must use...

The Solemnity of all Saints The Solemnity of ALL SAINTS is “our” celebration: not because we are good, but because the sanctity of God...

Every culture has its proverbs that give wisdom about how to live well. In Saturday’s gospel, Jesus passes on proverbial wisdom about the...

Part One: Scripture In these weeks of Ordinary Time, we hear a semi-continuous reading of Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians. The ancient...

Part One: Scripture Don’t you think it is a bit shocking when Jesus says to the Canaanite women: “Great is your faith?” What faith? She...

Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time—17–23, August 2020. Part One: Scripture Divine mercy breaks through “holy” boundaries; it transgresses...

Part One: Scripture During the year 2020, we read the Gospel of Matthew. If the memorial of St. Joseph the Worker (1st May) is...

Part One: Scripture This week the liturgy presents to us Jeremiah as a prophet in one of the darkest periods in the history of Israel....

Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time Part One: Scripture Why does Jesus tell the parable of the sower and his harvest with slightly strange...