Category Archives: sermons

Today, on the fifth Sunday of Lent, the Gospel recounts the resurrection of Lazarus (see John 11:1–45). This is the last miracle of Jesus’s to be recounted before Easter. Jesus knows that his close friend Lazarus will soon die, yet … Continue reading →

Rejoice, O Jerusalem! Rejoice over her, all you who love her… Dear brothers and sisters, Today’s 4th Sunday of Lent has a special character. It is called Laetare, the opening antiphon from the book of the prophet Isaiah: “Rejoice, O Jerusalem…” It … Continue reading →

Jesus quietly asks us to take care of those who are thirsty. This Sunday, the Gospel presents one of Jesus’s most beautiful and moving encounters: his meeting with the Samaritan woman (cf. Jn 4:5-42). Jesus and his disciples stop at … Continue reading →

We have entered the season of Lent and are once again preparing for Easter. To celebrate Jesus’ sacrifice for our salvation and to celebrate His resurrection, which is an invitation for us to eternal life in the Kingdom of Heaven. … Continue reading →

He is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit… Why does John the Baptist repeat, “I did not know him,” when he was a relative of Jesus and had known him from childhood? Probably because he did not yet … Continue reading →

Today we celebrate the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, and the Gospel presents us with an incredible scene: Jesus appears in public for the first time after his hidden life in Nazareth; he comes to the banks of … Continue reading →

Regular churchgoers may have noticed that today’s Gospel has been heard three times recently. The first time they listened to the Gospel was during Christmas, followed by New Year’s Eve, and today. The Church has us read this Gospel three … Continue reading →

I spent a large part of my preparation for this talk searching for depictions of the Holy Family in Western Christian art from the Middle Ages onward. I looked at many different paintings, drawings, and engravings on the World Wide … Continue reading →

Let us live open to God’s surprises… Today, on the fourth and last Sunday of Advent, the liturgy presents to us the figure of Saint Joseph (cf. Mt 1:18-24). He is a just man about to be married. We can … Continue reading →

The following Sunday of Advent invites us to journey to places where our minds and hearts become more open to spiritual strengthening and experiencing the presence of God. Last Sunday, that journey—following on from the concluding Jubilee Holy Year, called … Continue reading →