The juxtaposition of the rich man and Lazarus the beggar is a wonderfully instructive parable regarding the obligations each of us have to our fellow man. The stark contrast between the two characters reveals certain pitfalls we should avoid in…

In an age of inclusivity, our Lord’s stern words must come as a shock to those who would presume their salvation. In no uncertain terms, Jesus makes it alarmingly clear that the road to heaven is arduous and the gate…

St. Luke’s account of the Lord’s Prayer reveals that Jesus taught this prayer to His disciples. This suggests that the Our Father can only truly be prayed when those who recite the prayer understand its meaning. And one can only…

After rebuking James and John for their vengeful designs to obliterate a Samaritan village for its unwillingness to welcome Jesus, our blessed Lord encounters three men who seek to become His disciples. Their interactions with Christ give us insights into…

Catholics take for granted the notion of speaking of God as a Trinity. From our earliest days of training in the Faith, we are taught to make the Sign of the Cross — the most basic prayer any Catholic learns…

The Catholic Faith contains within itself several mysterious paradoxes. For example: The King of Kings and Lord of Lords was born in poverty and born of a virgin. The Apostles, charged with the spreading of the Faith, were mostly unsophisticated…

Every time we celebrate morning Mass on Easter Sunday, we hear the same eyewitness account taken from the Gospel of St. John. One of the most unique features of this account is the painstaking detail John devotes to the status…

The Gospel passage for this second Sunday of Lent focuses upon the parable of the fig tree that had borne no fruit but was allowed to remain another year so that it might produce a harvest. Like all of our…

The baptism of the Lord is a type of a second Epiphany. Last Sunday, we celebrated the Epiphany of the Lord – an event that took place nearly 30 years before the events of our Lord’s baptism. In this second…

As a Gentile convert to Christianity, St. Luke’s Gospel is primarily addressed to a Gentile audience. St. Luke chooses to place the birth of Christ within the context of the political backdrop of the Roman Empire and the religious historical…