In his daily homily, Pope Francis warned against a misguided 'spirit of curiosity' which can lead us away from God, stating that it is only through the spirit of wisdom that we are able to be close to ...
The first gift of the Holy Spirit, the pearl of great price, is wisdom. Wisdom appeals, as the Catechism says, to both the heart and the mind. But our sinful nature often refuses it. We all know ...
Jesus makes the great announcement of the Eucharist in today’s Gospel. The last few Sunday Gospels have led up to this announcement; next week’s Gospel will spell out the crowds’ reaction to it. But ...
As we listen to today's Scriptures, in order to reflect carefully and get the deepest meaning out of them, we must remind ourselves again how this part of Matthew's Gospel fits in with what has gone ...
Pope Francis’ 2024 encyclical on the Sacred Heart of Jesus is packed with testimonies from the saints of prayer and devotion to the heart of Christ throughout the centuries. Dilexit Nos, meaning “He ...
To begin our reflection on the lessons today, I think it's important to start with the very first lesson. But in order to understand fully these words from the Book of Wisdom, a book attributed to ...