Reflections

Fr. Drew Hoffman It is a conversation we have all experienced, likely very recently. Someone is talking about a great achievement: maybe a coworker is telling you about a promotion… Read More

Fr. Thomas Hoisington Isaiah 35:4-7  +  James 2:1-5  +  Mark 7:31-37 “Then will the eyes of the blind be opened, the ears of the deaf uncleared ….” Mercy is the… Read More

Fr. Thomas Hoisington Deuteronomy 4:1-2,6-8  +  James 1:17-18,21-22,27  +  Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23 So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Him …. On Calvary, Jesus sacrificed His Body and Blood, soul and divinity… Read More

Fr. Matt Siegman This Sunday, in the long form of the reading from St. Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians, we encounter a reading that strikes many as out of place… Read More

Fr. Michael Brungardt 2 Kings 4:42-44; Psalm 145:10-11, 15-18; Ephesians 4:1-6; John 6:1-15 Beginning today, and for the next several weeks, the Church proposes the sixth chapter of John’s Gospel. John 6 is a pivotally important chapter,… Read More

By Fr. Matt Siegman As Amos is cast out of Bethel in the first reading this week, he says, “I was no prophet, nor have I belonged to a company… Read More

Fr. Drew Hoffman            When I was a sophomore in college, a seminarian from Nebraska visited my college bible study to speak with us about his discernment. It was during… Read More

Fr. Michael Brungardt Ezekiel 17:22-24; Psalm 92:2-3, 13-16; 2 Corinthians 5:6-10; Mark 4:26-34 One way to read the Gospels and the parables is to read the passage and then ask,… Read More

Fr. Matt Siegman This Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, often called Corpus Christi. This Sunday gives us the opportunity to renew… Read More

Fr. Drew Hoffman As a college chaplain, one of the most common complaints about Christianity I hear from young people is that they believe practicing the Faith means boredom and… Read More

Fr. Michael Brungardt Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; Psalm 98:1-4; 1 John 4:7-10; John 15:9-17 Probably one of the most misunderstood things we do as Catholics is go to confession. Because… Read More

Fr. Matt Siegman This Sunday is often called “Good Shepherd Sunday,” because we read a portion of the Good Shepherd narrative in St. John’s Gospel on this Sunday every year.… Read More