Soul Food & Homilies

To Pray on and Ponder: Matthew 21, 28-32 In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus recounts the very short parable of two sons–one who seemed unfaithful in his words, but ultimately followed his...

Matthew 16:21-27 My friend told me this story when she came for a visit last month. There’s this theology professor in her school; famous, published, often quoted, but feared. He’s that type who knows...

In graduate studies, we were a big community of 8 houses. One day, a Mexican Jesuit ran back to our house & said, “The American scholastics are going from house to house, removing non-metal...

The parables, finding the treasure in the field and the pearl of great price, have three distinct moments: finding, then selling and then buying. In both parables, something very very precious is...

Quick results. This is a way that many ads get our attention and make us want a certain product or service. “Lose twenty pounds in two weeks!”“Get visibly lighter skin in seven days!” “Whiten your...

After the great feasts of Easter, Ascension and Pentecost, which with Holy Week highlight the key mysteries of our salvation, we had three complementary feasts to round out our sense of the saving...

There is a line in the acts of the apostles in Pentecost about the devout Jews. “Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven staying in Jerusalem.” – Acts 2:5 The Greek word for...

Why is TODAY the Feast of the Cenacle? It looks like a rather non-significant day when nothing happens in the world and in the Church. And the date even changes each year! The Resurrection is...

“It is I. Do not be afraid.” They say that the phrase “do not be afraid” occurs 365 times in the Bible. Fear and relief are important emotions in our lives. As I read this, I...