View from the Ambo/Mercy With Teeth

Jesus Christ gave three mysteries at the Last Supper, the Mystery of Charity, the mystery of the priesthood, and the Mystery of the Euchar...

 From today’s Liturgy of the Hours Office of Readings (see iBreviery.com for more): From a sermon by Saint Gaudentius of Brescia, bishop (Tr...

On the Evening of Holy Thursday, we will sing Pange Lingua. There is a plenary Indulgence attached to singing the Tantum Ergo, verses 5 and ...

Jesus feeds the crowd, and He still feeds us. Readings are found at https://ift.tt/2BUcIxq Give feedback at https://goo.gl/forms/iG1Tvk4cH...

Minnesota, and many of the states, have extended ‘stay at home’ orders. Gathering with various others of all sizes, especially those over 10...

The Narrative of the transfiguration is read every Second Sunday of Lent. Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up Mount Tabor. The landscape i...

In the Gospels, Jesus asks a seemingly easy question: “Who do you say that I am?” (Mt. 16:15, Mk. 8:29, Lk. 8:20). It is not that Jesus is ...

As I depart, I want to share some things I have learned about vocations these last years. While mostly random thoughts, I hope that these c...

I have posted a new Vocations View Newsletter (May 2014).

Unaware that his 'good things' were from the Lord , the greedy landowner in today's parable thinks he is the source of all that...

Martha and Mary are often depicted as two forms of Christians , the active and the contemplative. In reality, though, neither is sufficient...

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ reminds us of the absolute centrality of the Eucharist in the life of the Church. J...

Christ gives us peace that this world cannot give , or even begin to understand! He gives it without conditions and expiration dates, and i...

No matter what we have done , the Lord is willing to forgive, but we must make a commitment to sin no more. We are all sinners, and we remi...

The prodigal father is an extravagant lover of both his sons. But both sons have a fatal flaw in their thinking. The first son, the young...

The Lord declares the time of fulfillment is at hand . He calls people back to God, a new law and way of living! He continues to be the fu...

I have posted the newest volume of the Vocations View Newsletter . Click to go to the page, or Right click to download!

"Are you, too, going to leave?" There is a sadness in the question of Jesus. Peter responds, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You hav...

In the Eucharist, Jesus gives us his very body and blood , which we must eat to have eternal life. The Jews quarreled about what this meant...

Jesus Christ is the Bread of Life that has come from the Father , and He gives life to the world. But the crowds take offense at Him. They...