“Rejoice! I am coming to dwell among you!” Do we hear those words? God wants to be with us, to live with us, to walk the journey of faith with us. Is this not what this season of Advent is all about? It is about the coming of the Messiah, the Word made flesh who comes to the world thanks to the “yes” of God’s Servant.

"They will run and not grow weary, walk and not grow faint." Read more...

St. Matthew invites us to focus on service to “little ones” as the true sign of greatness. Read more...

St. Matthew’s Gospel brings Isaiah’s dream home through John the Baptist, challenging hearers to “prepare the way of the Lord.” Read more...

Advent asks us to do two seemingly mutually exclusive things: silently wait upon the Lord's arrival and loudly proclaim the Good News of his compassion and healing. Read more...

May we never tire of gathering and packing repeatedly life's collection of heavenly souvenirs, so that when we arrive at our final destination, we will not be caught sinking into the hollow ground of spiritual contraception, but rather standing on the hallowed, solid foundation of fruitful Divine Love and permitted to enter into the lap of Our Heavenly Father's kingdom. Read more...

In a time when people won't go to a movie or eat a restaurant without looking up reviews and ratings, joining religious life in a place that is unpredicable truly requires a brace soul and a genuine man of God. Read more...

Advent reminds us that the fullness of the kingdom is yet to come in Jesus’ return, anticipating in every Eucharist to be broken open like him who opens for us serving the poor, the homeless, and the marginalized. Read more...

The Gospel fills us with hope as we beg for healing in our bodies and broken hearts. Jesus healed the centurion's servant from a distance because of the man's faith. Read more...