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Today’s Mass is unique. It has two Gospels. The first Gospel is about the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, the City of Peace. The second Gospel is about His passion and death. In a matter of minutes, the mood…

According to Napoleon, what separates the sublime from the ridiculous is only one step. In the case of the Gospel, we can paraphrase what Napoleon says and note that “the distance between what is sublime and what is ridiculous is…

Imagine a sandwich, two slices of bread with something in between. Consider that the inside of the sandwich is called “spiritual growth.” And what are the two slices of bread composed of? Our two readings answer this question. In the…

There is a proper time for everything. There is a proper time to plant. There is also the proper time harvest. And for Jesus, there was a period when He allowed the Pharisees to criticize Him, to make fun of…

In Biblical studies, when Jesus tells the poor cripple, “Do not tell anyone about this,” it is referred to as the Messianic Secret. Jesus reveals Himself as the Messiah, but He wishes to keep it a secret. Why? There are…

For the Jews, divorce was relatively easy. Among the Jews, it was only the husband who could file for divorce. The wife had no right to initiate a divorce against her husband. There were also no squabbles about the division…

The Gospel speaks of two things. The first is about miracles and the second is about repentance. If you follow the Gospel, each miracle that is performed is actually an invitation to repentance. Each time you see a miracle, that…

In the Gospel, the Lord is telling us to leave our family in order to follow Him. The requirement seems very clear and very simple: leave family. We are not being asked to live as celibates; we are not being…

My answers to those questions involve three “C’s”. The first “C” is competence. Every priest must be a man of competence. Competence does not necessarily mean being good at handling finances, nor is it merely connected to one’s facility in…