The Chief of the Nations
Our first reading for Mass this week contains the most sacred prayer in the Jewish tradition, the "Sh'ma." In the Gospel, when asked which commandment is the greatest, Jesus, a pious Jew, recites this...
29 Okt 200614min
The Voice of Ambition
James and John want to sit at Jesus' right and left when the Lord comes into his glory. What they don't realize is that his glory is the moment of his crucifixion. To be at his right and his left at h...
22 Okt 200614min
I Asked for Wisdom and Prudence
If an angel of the Lord stood before you and invited you to pray for one thing, what would it be? The book of Wisdom suggests today that you should pray, not for power or wealth or beauty or health, b...
15 Okt 200614min
The Two Become One Flesh
Our readings for this week are all about marriage. In the Catholic understanding, a married couple do not so much receive a sacrament as they become a sacrament. They realize that their marriage is no...
8 Okt 200614min
Cut It Off or Cut It Out
Jesus certainly manages to get our attention in this week's Gospel. Don't literalize his language, but feel its power. Are you willing to eliminate certain things from your life--ways of grasping, way...
1 Okt 200614min
The Warfare Within; The Warfare Without
We have been reading for the past several weeks from the letter of James, which is a treasure-trove of practical wisdom. James tells us this week that outer conflicts flow from a war of passions withi...
24 Sep 200614min
The True Davidic Messiah
Another homily from Fr. Robert Barron and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.
17 Sep 200614min
Law and Laws
Whatever we reverence--baseball, good music, golf, the spiritual life--we are surrounded with laws. Law is meant to preserve and enhance the integrity of certain basic goods. But law also carries with...
3 Sep 200614min
