Waiting on the Rock Anyone who hears my words and puts them into practice is like the wise man who built his house on rock. When the rainy season set in, the torrents came and the winds blew and buffeted his house. It did not collapse; it had been solidly Read more
The prophet Isaiah says, The Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces; the reproach of his people he will remove from the whole earth; for the Lord has spoken. (Is 25:8). The Israelites spent forty years wandering the desert and putting up with often-painful situations. Likely, they Read more
I offer you praise, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because what you have hidden from the learned and the clever you have revealed to the merest children. (Lk 10:21) Jesus’ words contradict the way things are in the world today. There’s so much emphasis on what degree you Read more
As Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him with this request:”Sir, my serving boy is at home in bed paralyzed, suffering painfully.” He said to him, “I will come and cure him.” “Sir,” the centurion said in reply, “I am not worthy to have you under my roof. Just give Read more
Brothers and sisters: You know the time; it is the hour now for you to wake from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed; the night is advanced, the day is at hand. (Rom 13:11) St. Paul tells us that we should awake from sleep, Read more
Do you hate to wait? Most of us do. Advent is all about waiting, about finding joy and longing for the coming of Jesus. Mary understood this waiting. She understood what it was like to wait for the unexpected to become the expected, to wait for the fulfillment of our Read more
The International Schoenstatt Movement has published a short biography of Fr. Leisner… The Ordination at Dachau By Deacon Greg Kandra Some months back, I preached a homily on the “Priesterblock,” the section of the Dachau concentration camp where priests were kept in isolation during World War II. Dozens of men Read more