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Stop, Look and Listen – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, December 21
Stop, Look and Listen I met a woman in one of our chapel communities, in a working-class población neighborhood on the fringes of the city of Santiago, Chile, who shared with me a beautiful and…
The Baptist’s Mission – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, December 14
The Baptist’s Mission As Christians we are called to be proclaimers, heralds, and evangelizers. An excellent model for us is none other than John the Baptist. During this Advent season, an exploration into the significance…
Advent is Mission – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, December 7
Advent is Mission This is the time for the hustle and bustle of getting ready for Christmas. Actually, the Christmas sales and decorations could be found on the shelves even before Thanksgiving! Perhaps like some…
Remember the Reason – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, November 30
Remember the Reason Are you asking yourself, “Where has the year gone by?” “It seems like only yesterday we were enjoying the warm and sunny days of July and August!” I join you with these…
Our Loving Lord and Master – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, November 23
Christ: Our Crucified King Many of you may remember the beautiful book-play-film, A Man for All Seasons. It is filled with numerous profound insights appropriate for today’s feast, Christ the King. The 1960s masterpiece was…
Steady On – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, November 16
Steady On I often tell people that my time on mission in Chile prepared me for my return to the United States. Chile lost its democracy in 1973, and it fell to the Church to…
Keeping God’s Temple Holy – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, November 9
Keeping God’s Temple Holy Our reflection begins with an interesting question: Did Jesus ever get angry? Today’s Gospel gives a clear answer. Yes, Jesus became angry when he saw something that was sacred being desecrated….
The Journey In Love Continues – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, November 2
The Journey In Love Continues I would like to begin this reflection with some specific information about All Souls’ Day according to our Catholic faith, so let us begin with the following:“Every year on November…
Authentic and Humble Prayer – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, October 26
Authentic and Humble Prayer In today’s Gospel we hear Jesus’ parable about the Pharisee and the Publican tax collector; both went up to the temple to pray. Pharisees belonged to a Jewish sect that rigidly…
God is Present – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, October 19
God is Present There’s a sort of divine irony in Pope Francis selecting the theme of “hope” for this Jubilee Year, when, for many, hope itself seems further away than ever. As Pope Leo XIV…
Authentic Compassionate Service – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, October 12
Authentic Compassionate Service An obvious parallel exists between today’s first reading and the Gospel: the curing of victims of leprosy. Naaman the Syrian is mentioned by name in today’s first reading which gives the story…
Family: Uniting Life and Love – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, December 28
Feast of the Holy Family
Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 Psalm 128:1-5 Colossians 3:12-21 Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23
Family: Uniting Life and Love Family life is where our deepest desires and God’s plan can converge. In his apostolic exhortation Familiaris Consortio (FC) [On the Family], Saint John Paul II wrote: “The family finds…