The gospel story today about Mary and Martha provides an interesting contrast between the choices made by these two women. Both of the sisters surely love Jesus, but demonstrate it in different ways. Mary expresses her love by taking advantage of the...
Wilderness steppe of Kazakhstan during World War II was a place of struggle for survival. Such dramatic stories also took place in Oziornoje — the parish consisting of several earthen huts. The miracle that occurred there is a testimony that...
Today’s gospel story begins with the disciples asking Jesus to increase their faith. It was a reasonable request given the sort of demands that Jesus had made on them. Just before today’s story Jesus had instructed them to forgive...
The good news that Jesus announces is that, for those who believe “in his name,” what they’ve always wanted has happened: in Jesus, God can be encountered, can be “seen and “heard.” Do we count ourselves among the blessed? Through the gift of our...
Is there any other saint who enjoys as much popularity as Francis of Assisi? Google his name and over 7 million results become accessible. Many people today falsely think of St. Francis as a sandal-wearing, whose greatest heritage was...
