The fruits of the Spirit
Addressing a very new and often willful Christian community in Galatia, St. Paul offered the community a tool of discernment for their Christian life and development. He reminded them of the "works of ...
Resolve
A few days before Christmas, I had the blessing of celebrating Holy Mass and visiting families at Boston Children's Hospital. As in prior visits, I was deeply moved by the opportunity to meet and ...
'For unto us a child is born'
This past Saturday evening, I had the blessing of joining the parish of Holy Name in West Roxbury for an evening of prayer in song. A remarkable choir gathered to sing the first part of Handel's "Messiah," ...
Communion
Years ago, while participating in a marriage preparation program, I heard a talk by a couple who had a long and consistently loving marriage. They spoke about the importance of communication in a healthy ...
Prepare the way of the Lord
On the First Sunday of Advent, in the passage from the Gospel of Luke, Jesus predicts apocalyptic events that will signal His return at the end of time. While the phenomena He describes are frightful, ...
Now thank we all our God . . .
I have always loved Thanksgiving. As a child, I enjoyed being together with extended family and the traditions of the holiday. For my family, that meant morning Mass and then a family football game at ...
