One day a mom told her little son to clean his room but each time he went in, he got distracted by all the toys and he put nothing away. She went in and said to him, "Stephen, what did mom tell you to do?" "Clean my room", he said. "And did you clean your room", she...

A few weeks ago, a great saint of our time, Jean Vanier, died at age 90. He spent his life establishing and living in communities around the world for people with developmental disabilities, and reflecting on what their lives mean for the rest of us. He said that what...

Part of Elizabeth’s greeting of Mary in today’s gospel has made its way into the prayer that we know as the Hail Mary, “of all women you are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.” Elizabeth declares Mary blessed because she is the mother of the...

What do we usually pray for? We tend to pray for health, security, material things and success. What do we pray for today? Saint Paul says: "May the eyes of your hearts be enlightened; that you may know what is the hope that belongs to His call, what are the riches of...

Today is the feast of an Italian Benedictine monk who became known as the “Apostle to the English”. Though early missionary attempts were made, the Gospel, Christianity failed to take root amongst in England, except in small pockets of Celts. Around 595, Pope Gregory...

During this Easter season, as we continue to celebrate Jesus risen from the tomb, I would like to recall one of the readings during the Easter Vigil, when St. Paul compared baptism to going into the tomb with Jesus and rising again out of the tomb with the new life of...

One Sunday in a mass specially celebrated for married couples a priest preached about marriage. At the end of the service he was giving out small wooden crosses to each married couple. He said, "Place this cross in the room in which you quarrel the most and you will...

When we see a job advertised we are asked to submit our CV. We try to submit an impressive CV because we know that some of those who submit impressive CVs will be called for an interview. What kind of CV would you need to have in order to be asked to be the first...

If you have listened carefully to the prayers and readings, you will realize why the Second Sunday of Easter has that title. The opening prayer addresses the Father as "God of Mercy." In the Psalm we repeated several times, "His mercy endures forever." But before...

Well, the Easter of the Lord’s Resurrection is so important to the Church that the Church is celebrating it for the whole week. We call this as Octave of Easter. “Octave” means a period of 8 days that is, counting from Easter Sunday up to the next Sunday. Jerald...