All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said.

THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (FEAST) All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said. When you watch a movie for the second time, you tend to pick up on details you missed at first. But you also risk losing any sense of surprise since you already know...

He spent the night in prayer to God.

23RD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME He spent the night in prayer to God.  This was a really busy day for Jesus, wasn’t it? He picked twelve apostles. Then he taught a large crowd. Then he healed all the sick in the crowd and cast out demons from them. And he did all this after...

I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake.

LABOR DAY, USA I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake.  Why did Paul rejoice in his sufferings? Not because of the suffering itself, of course, but because he was convinced that it had benefited the Colossians. And he was right! All of Paul’s labors and struggles...

Christ Jesus is . . .

SAINT GREGORY THE GREAT, POPE AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (MEMORIAL) Christ Jesus is . . .  Today’s lyrical hymn from St. Paul’s letter to the Colossians gives us a terrific launching point for pondering who Jesus is. Let’s take some of the verses and use them to lift...

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