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Jesus turns our understanding of success inside out. He models true success as helping others, giving of oneself, and doing God’s will—service, sacrifice, and surrender.
Life in the fourth century was anything but dull, as the life of Saint Cyril of Jerusalem proves. The Church was facing a major crisis and Cyril was one of the men who worked through the controversies. Thanks to courageous men like him, we share the faith today.
Like the tenants in today’s parable, we too are not fully committed to the charge that God gives us. We have reason to be concerned about the coming of the master of the vineyard.
We probably know more legends about Saint Patrick than facts. But from the amount of work he did, and by the after-effects of that work, we can understand what type of man he was.
Lent is a time for us to look into our hearts and see what is important to us and for whom and for what we are willing to extend ourselves.
This week marks the third Sunday of Lent, in which the Gospel recounts the story of Moses and the burning bush.
Together Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer and his fellow Redemptorist Thaddeus, preached five sermons per day while working in Warsaw, Poland.
Jesus says all of us must be “reform-minded.” We all have opportunities to turn from sin and accept God’s love. It’s what baptism commits us to do.
Jesus says that his kingdom is not like the earthly kingdoms with which we are familiar. What do I see as the outcome of my dedication to Jesus? For what kind of a kingdom am I looking?
Life is constantly changing, always in flux. Luckily God’s love is the one thing we can count on never to change.
