Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. (John 14:27)
Homily
Dismissing False Expectations - Friday, March 20, 2026
Some of the inhabitants of Jerusalem said, “Is he not the one they are trying to kill? And look, he is speaking openly and they say nothing to him. Could the authorities have realized that he is the Christ? But we know where he is from. John 7:25–27
Our Call to Righteousness - Thursday, March 19, 2026
Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream... Matthew 1:19–20
Doing the Father’s Work - Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Jesus answered the Jews: “My Father is at work until now, so I am at work.” For this reason they tried all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the sabbath but he also called God his own father, making himself equal to God. John 5:17–18
Divine Initiative and Intervention - Tuesday, March 17, 2026
When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been ill for a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be well?” The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; John 5:6–8
Miracles and Faith - Monday, March 16, 2026
“Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will not believe.” The royal official said to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.” Jesus said to him, “You may go; your son will live.” The man believed what Jesus said to him and left. John 4:48–50
Spiritual Sight Restored - Sunday, March 15, 2026
As Jesus passed by he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither he nor his parents sinned; John 9:1–3
Humility and Wisdom - Saturday, March 14, 2026
Jesus addressed this parable to those who were convinced of their own righteousness and despised everyone else. “Two people went up to the temple area to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector…” Luke 18:9–10
Understanding the Law of Charity - Friday, March 13, 2026
And when Jesus saw that he answered with understanding, he said to him, “You are not far from the Kingdom of God.” And no one dared to ask him any more questions. Mark 12:34
No Neutrality - Thursday, March 12, 2026
“Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.” Luke 11:23
The Journey to Perfection - Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. Matthew 5:17–18
Unfathomable Mercy, Received and Given - Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Peter approached Jesus and asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.” Matthew 18:21–22
Provocative Holy Drama - Monday, March 9, 2026
Jesus said to the people in the synagogue at Nazareth: “Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place.” Luke 4:24