The big day of our baptism has shaped our identity forever because it has made us all servants of Christ and his mission.

People can be the stars that direct others to Christ today – people who believe in Christ and strive to be Christ’s disciples every day.

Family life has definitely changed in the 21st century, but the call to be a holy family has not changed.

This is the message of Christmas: that God has visited us in Christ and made our dreams for eternal life come true.

On this Third Sunday of Advent, we pause for a moment of rejoicing.

Advent suggests that the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ is just a new beginning of God’s work in and through us.

The coming of Christ, first in his humble birth in a stable and again in his return on a cloud of power and glory is at the heart of this new season of worship.

Today, we celebrate the feast of Christ the King. The Lord Jesus is no ordinary king, no figurehead king. Christ is the king whose kingdom does not belong to this world, but to God.

As we wait in hope for His glorious return, we realize that we are all created for eternal life with God. And yet we are all sinners, redeemed but so imperfect. So, we must acknowledge in faith that we’re not yet there.

The two widows in today's readings are two unlikely champions of faith that offer one powerful message about walking by faith and love in the midst of their sorrow and grief.

The Ten Commandments can be summed up and pared down to two great commandments: love of God, love of neighbor.

At various challenging times in our lives, all of God’s People tend to make Bartimaeus’ words to Jesus our own: “Teacher, I want to see.”

He tells the Zebedee brothers and all his disciples that they should never seek the spotlight, they should never crave prestige and authority over others, and they should always act as servants and not masters.

Following Jesus has never been easy. Every day we must choose our treasures. Is our treasure having everything go our way or is our treasure that everything go according to God’s mysterious design?

The Catholic response is to keep the dying person as comfortable and pain-free as possible, and to accompany them with love and compassion all the way home to God.

The truth is by our baptism, we all are called to share in the prophetic work of Christ.

Jesus' message about being great is to remain the last of all and the servant of all.

Jesus was often misunderstood in the course of his public ministry, That’s why in our time it is so important to get the right answer to Jesus’ own question: “Who do you say I am?”

Today, the Lord speaks to us the same words he once spoke to the man of multiple disabilities in the gospel: be opened!

Being a Catholic Christian is a full-time job. Pursuing holiness is a lifelong task, requiring our whole heart, mind, soul, and strength.