By what authority are you doing these things

3rd Week of Advent   By what authority are you doing these things?    The chief priests and elders were challenging Jesus’ right to teach in the Temple.   And in one sense, their opposition was understandable.   Jesus had just walked into the Temple acting...

Whose glory is equal to yours

Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church (Memorial)   Whose glory is equal to yours?    Superheroes may be the stuff of fiction, but if we turn to the Bible, we find plenty of people who perform incredible feats that are out of the ordinary. ...

I, the Lord, your God, teach you what is for your good

Saint Lucy, Virgin and Martyr (Memorial)   I, the Lord, your God, teach you what is for your good.  Imagine getting instruction from Bill Gates on computers, Serena Williams on tennis, or Gordon Ramsay on cooking.   It would be spectacular, wouldn’t it?   Well,...

Do not be afraid, Mary

Our Lady of Guadalupe (Feast)   Do not be afraid, Mary.   Mary was “greatly troubled,” both by the sudden and unexpected appearance of an angel and by what the angel said to her (Luke 1:29).   But the angel assured her:   “Do not be afraid” (1:30).   What a...

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