Always Alive in Mission – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, June 14
Mission: The Heart of the Gospel Mission permeates the entire New Testament. Today’s Gospel from Matthew narrates a key event, where Jesus chooses twelve disciples and sends them out on…
Read MoreOur Triune God is Love – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, May 31
Trinity – A Community of Dynamic Love Today, as the Church celebrates Trinity Sunday, we are invited to reflect upon a great truth of the Christian faith: we believe in…
Read MoreCome, Holy Spirit, Come – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, May 24
Pentecost Continues Today On this beautiful feast of Pentecost, we affirm that the Holy Spirit is alive in the Church. Diverse Spirit-given gifts flourish in Christian communities across the globe.…
Read MoreDesert Winds – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, May 17
Commentary: One Christmas Eve, the U.S. immigration personnel stationed in El Paso, Texas, seemed in a hurry to get home. At the end of a long day of processing asylum…
Read MoreAll We Need is Love – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, May 3
Commentary: Service, community and home, a dwelling place. These are the key words and themes that permeate the readings in today’s liturgy. And what powerful words they are! If you…
Read MoreVocation of Shepherding – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, April 26
Christ-centered Shepherds of God’s People It is now just a little over one year ago that Pope Francis, known as the “people’s pope,” went to his eternal reward (April 21,…
Read MoreHot Hearts – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, April 19
Hot Hearts A young friend in Villa Francia–a hot spot of resistance to the Pinochet regime in Chile’s capital, in 1983–whispered an invitation to me to attend a gathering of…
Read MoreThe Empty Tomb – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, April 5
The Empty Tomb “They have taken the Lord…and we don’t know where they put him.” As I reflected on the readings and especially on the Gospel, these words burned in…
Read MoreLife is Cruciform – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, March 29
Living into the Paschal Mystery Each year the Lenten-Easter season provides us a special time of grace to reflect upon a profound truth that stands at the center of our…
Read MoreEmerging from Our Tombs – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, March 22
Emerging from Our Tombs Today, on the Fifth Sunday of Lent, we hear the astounding story of the resurrection of Lazarus. There is a marvelous amount of detail in this…
Read MoreCrystal Clear – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, March 15
Crystal Clear After living in Chile for two years as a seminarian, the Columban Fathers brought me home to finish my preparations for the priesthood, and I was ordained in…
Read MoreChrist’s Thirst for Us – Missionary Commentary for Sunday, March 8
Christ’s Profound Thirst Today’s Gospel, a deeply touching human-interest story, describes the lively encounter of Jesus with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well. Their conversation revolves around water, about various senses…
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