Today’s Readings By mid-January, many New Year’s resolutions have already faded. The optimism of January 1 often gives way to frustration when real life reasserts itself. Change is hard. Habits—whether patterns of sin, coping, or thinking—are formed over time and do not disappear overnight. St. Thomas Aquinas understood this well, teaching that growth requires patience, perseverance, and Continue reading

Today’s Readings In today’s Gospel, the disciples are caught in a storm. The wind howls, the boat rocks, and fear closes in. So focused on the danger around them, they fail to recognize Jesus drawing near — they mistake Him for a ghost. How often we live the same way. Life tosses us from one Continue reading

Today’s Readings In today’s Gospel, Jesus feeds a great multitude with only five loaves and two fish. It is more than a miracle of multiplication — it is a revelation of God’s heart. The crowd comes with real hunger, not only for food, but for meaning, hope, and life. We recognize that same hunger around Continue reading

Today’s Readings “Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Mt 4:17) These words are not spoken to people “outside” the faith. Jesus speaks them to believers — to those already gathered as God’s people. It is easy to look at others who do not come to Mass, who seem distant from the Church, Continue reading

Today’s Readings The Feast of the Epiphany reminds us that the world is full of seekers. Like the Magi, people hunger for meaning, truth, joy, and peace — even when that longing shows up in confused or broken ways. The Magi’s long and dangerous journey teaches us that perseverance in the search for truth ultimately Continue reading

Today’s Readings On this first day of a new year, many of us think about resolutions — we want to be healthier, more disciplined, more at peace. That desire to begin again is good. But the Church invites us to begin not by looking first at ourselves, but by looking at Mary, the Mother of Continue reading

Today’s Readings “Sing to the Lord a new song” (Ps 96:1). What a fitting invitation as we stand on the threshold of a new year. New Year’s resolutions remind us that something within the human heart longs to begin again — to live more fully, more faithfully, more joyfully. And the timing is perfect!  The Continue reading

Today’s Readings “Do not love the world or the things of the world.” (1 Jn 2:12–17) St. John reminds us that the heart of the Christian life is love for Christ and a daily desire to walk in His ways. So often, though, our attention drifts. We begin chasing comfort, praise, success, or possessions. When Continue reading

Today’s Readings As we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family, we are reminded that renewal in the Church always begins in the heart. A new year invites us to look honestly at our relationship with Jesus: Where is the Lord calling me to grow? What needs conversion in my home, my habits, and my Continue reading

Today’s Readings John’s Gospel opens with familiar words: “In the beginning…”—words that recall creation itself. Scripture tells us that the world began in darkness and chaos, and then God spoke. His Word brought light, order, and life. Christmas proclaims that God speaks once again—not from afar, but from within His creation. The Word through whom all Continue reading