Ad Jesum per Mariam

There Were Three Prodigal Sons, Not Two! What Each Tell Us for Our Spiritual Journey In the Gospel, we hear there were two Prodigal Sons. Yet, there were actually three! After hearing about the fi...

2 Okt 202324min

Jesus’ Foretelling of Good Friday: Jesus Raises the Widow’s Son The Church established standards for Apostolic Service. St. Paul tells us of these characteristics in the first reading (not included...

25 Sep 202318min

The Feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary The celebration of the name of Our Lady is beautiful and complex. It is simple . . . the name of Mary. But it is also complex, because to understand this name...

19 Sep 202324min

How Did This Feast Day of the Exaltation of the Most Holy Cross Come About? What Do We Really Celebrate? One of the factors that gives rise to the Feast of The Exaltation of the Most Holy Cross, . ....

19 Sep 202321min

Understanding the Righteousness of St. Joseph and Its Implications! This is how the birth of Jesus came about, says St. Matthew. Funny. St. Matthew begins with these words but does not start with t...

18 Sep 202320min

Lord, How Should I Show Mercy? In today’s Gospel, Peter asks Jesus how many times he should forgive his brother. Jesus then responds. If one just focuses on this part of the story, it's possible to m...

18 Sep 202321min

Healing of Peter’s Mother-in-law: An Example of Intercessory Prayer by the Faithful Today’s Gospel reading is like a bridge reading. We hear from St. Luke, Jesus left the synagogue, and we will soo...

12 Sep 202326min

No One Merely Has a Private Relationship with Jesus The Gospel reading today reveals Peter’s meeting Jesus, again. The Gospel reading begins and ends with an abundance. We do well to focus on the b...

12 Sep 202323min