Please know of the prayers of the friars of the Southern Dominican Province for all who are suffering from the virus, or others who are at risk. Read more...

In this time of quarantena en quaresima, we are invited to pause and ponder the nearness of God to us. Read more...

"No prophet is accepted in his own country." Why are they afraid to hear the good news? Read more...

When she moves beyond her sarcasm, she receives not only living water but Jesus himself. Read more...

“Father, give me the share of your estate that should come to me. So the father divided the property between them.” Read more...

We are often confronted with choices that pull us between what is convenient and what is right. Read more...

The “rich man” has no name in Jesus’ parable today, but as we observe him in the atmosphere of our Lenten journey we realize he seems uncomfortably familiar. Read more...

Jesus, knowing that they don't understand his question, answers, “My chalice you will indeed drink...” And they do. Read more...

Today, Jesus warns us that although those who are in religious authority may cause scandal if their actions contradict what they teach, we should not allow this to cause us to reject the truth of what they teach. Read more...

We often don’t want God’s mercy. We think we want justice. We want to justify ourselves before God. Read more...

Today’s Gospel anticipates Jesus’ transformation into the glory of the Risen Christ, and eventually all of creation with him. Read more...

What a difficult thing Jesus wants us to do: “to love our enemies and pray those who persecute us, that we may be children of our heavenly Father.” Read more...

Forgiveness and reconciliation are a powerful Lenten challenge and represent a door to conversion of life that reflects the Lord of life! Read more...

Jesus reminds us of the willingness of our Heavenly Father to embrace, support, and gift us even in our temptations and wanderings, our confusion and helplessness. Read more...

Maybe I need to do what the prodigal son did – just get up, head back home to God and to my neighbor and ask for forgiveness. Read more...

May we follow the example of Francis and Katharine Drexel by devoting ourselves to prayer that we may be transformed by the word of God and, through this transformation, reach out to serve our brothers and sisters who are most in need. Read more...

We need to pray and hear this Gospel and put it into practice. In these actions, we respond to the gift of salvation. Read more...

By following the Holy Spirit into the desert, our inability gives way to God's strength. By letting go of our fear and trustingly embracing the Holy Spirit who calls us into the desert, we become graced with the power to claim our share in Jesus’ radical “yes” to the Reign of God. Read more...