We all know that Jesus is God. He can do all things. While he was in our midst, he healed the sick, fed the hungry, brought the dead back to life and even overcame the power of the devil as he rose from the dead. So, why did he need the help of the seventy-two we hear him send out two by two in today’s Gospel? Actually, he didn’t need their help. Jesus saves the world all by himself. However, God, in his divine providence calls on us to assist […]
In response to the Supreme Court of the United States issuing its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities issued the following statement:
This is a historic day in the life of our country, one that stirs our thoughts, emotions and prayers. For nearly fifty years, America has enforced an unjust law that has permitted some to decide whether others […]
I’m sure many of you have been waiting with great anticipation the Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade that was handed down on Friday; I know I have. As Judge Alito wrote in his 79-page opinion of the Court, “Abortion presents a profound moral issue on which Americans hold sharply conflicting views.” And from these conflicting views, we find deep division about this decision to return the legislation of abortion to the states because it once again brings to the fore the longstanding debate about abortion.
We all know that […]
CATHOLIC CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Although we live in the wealthiest country in the world, here is an urgent need to care for millions of poor people right here in our midst. And, for more than half a century, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) has demonstrated the Church’s solidarity with the poor in America, supporting community organizations that work to ease poverty and promote human development. The CCHD is the national anti-poverty and social justice program of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). CCHD was begun […]
Have you ever noticed how much of the story around Jesus’ public ministry involves a meal and food? From his first miracle at the wedding feast at Cana to the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves – so significant that it is found in all four Gospels – to the story of the woman who asked Jesus to heal her child as he reclined at table, to the account of the woman who wept and bathed Jesus’ feet with her tears as he dined with a Pharisee, to the […]
o, who do you pray to? I know – you pray to God, but how do you understand God? Today, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. As we profess in our creed, we believe in one God, the Father almighty, in Jesus Christ his only begotten Son and in the Holy Spirit. One God in three persons, in perfect communion with one another. It is, indeed, a mystery of our faith and, as we read in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, “[t]he mystery of the Most […]
n the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” This is how we Christians begin all our prayers because we believe in and worship a triune God. But, what do we actually mean when we say that God is a Trinity? As we celebrate Trinity Sunday, allow me to offer some reflections on this very important mystery of our faith.
First of all, it is important to realize we are dealing with a mystery, a reality that is well beyond our total understanding, just as […]