View from the Ambo/Mercy With Teeth

Our Lord gives a new commandment, not one that is novel, but one that needs renewal. We wait for the day of the eternal new. #Catholic #ho...

Jesus appears a third time to some of the Apostles, and provides a breakfast for them. He restores Peter by asking some hard questions, an...

Christ, in His resurrection, has given everything. How can we return it to Him. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to ha...

Christ, in His resurrection, has given everything. How can we return it to Him. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sign up to ha...

St. Luke's account of the Passion of our Lord Jesus contains some details around the theme of mercy and forgiveness. Even as He was of...

The scribes and pharisees bring forward a woman caught in the act of adultery, and attempt to trap Jesus in asking if she should be put to...

Our Lord, to challenge the Pharisees and scribes in their self-righteousness, tells the story of the Lost Sons. As the master story teller...

Our Lord, to challenge the Pharisees and scribes in their self-righteousness, tells the story of the Lost Sons. As the master story teller...

Our Lord, to challenge the Pharisees and scribes in their self-righteousness, tells the story of the Lost Sons. As the master story teller...

Our Lord shares the lesson of being prepared with repentance on hearing and sharing the incidents of two tragedies. We need to bring the f...

Our Lord shares the lesson of being prepared with repentance on hearing and sharing the incidents of two tragedies. We need to bring the f...

Our Lord, to challenge the Pharisees and scribes in their self-righteousness, tells the story of the Lost Sons. As the master story teller...

Our Lord shares the lesson of being prepared with repentance on hearing and sharing the incidents of two tragedies. We need to bring the f...

Our Lord is tempted by the Devil, but gives him no conversation, and in the end proves Himself. In this, He gives us the model for dealing...

We begin the sacred season of Lent, beginning a campaign against our sins and disordered attachments, armed with the weapons our Lord has ...

Our Lord is presented in the Temple, and is recognized as the fulfillment of God's promises in unexpected ways. #Catholic #homily #Scr...

Jesus proclaims the fulfillment of the good news that now must be proclaimed and lived. This is the now our mission. #Catholic #homily #Sc...

As we celebrate the feast of the Epiphany, may we encounter the Lord and leave different. #Catholic #homily #Scripture #GospelOfTheDay Sig...

On this eighth day of Christmas, we stop to reflect on the fact that the Blessed Mother is the Mother of God, and wha the name of Jesus me...

As we celebrate this Sunday between Christmas and the its octave, we reflect on the Holy Family, and the model they give to all families. ...