Homilies

A 2,000-year-old Taoist story can offer a particular perspective on Jesus’ Transfiguration.

Sometimes the things that most endanger us appear normal and acceptable. The greatest threats may seem a part of our very selves.

There are saints all around us. They come in all ages, genders, and occupations. They make good things happen in our world.

It is easy to recognize God’s presence with us once a trial is over. But, it takes faith for us to see the angels who are with us even as we suffer.

Without making an evil thing good, we believe that God has the power to make good come from it.

In his risen body Jesus bears the marks of his passion to show us that when we admit our failures and our brokenness in light of his resurrection, they can lead to life.

The angel appears to Mary and begins with a beautiful greeting: “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.” Why then does the next line tell us that Mary was greatly disturbed?

The scriptures do not tell us how many wise men came to honor the Christ Child. But the Christian imagination concluded that if there were three gifts, there were three magi. This insight has deep spiritual meaning.

The story of Samuel asks us not to be prepared in case God calls us but to recognize signs in our life that God has already called us.

It is said that as Jesus comes out of the water, the Spirit of God descends on him like a dove. But scholars cannot figure out what the dove is meant to signify.

The Book of Jonah is a fable written by a Jew to tell us that we should never believe that God hates our enemies as we do.