God sent his Son to save us and to forgive us, making us his adopted children. Like the Trinity, may we be united in peace and love through the Spirit, through whom we offer God praise and glory. read more

But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop. (Luke 8:15). read more

The feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy to come. Go out, therefore, into the main roads and invite to the feast whomever you find. read more

To be a disciple of Christ means to share in his cross (Mt 10:25). In martyrdom, a disciple becomes fully identified with Christ; in fact, the Greek martur means �witness�. While most Christians are not called to die for the Faith, all must be prepared to bear witness to and suffer for Christ (CCC 1225, 1506). read more

All authority including civil authority comes from God. Therefore, anyone in a position of legitimate authority is worthy of respect, honor, and obedience. read more

St. Thomas Aquinas said: After God, man is chiefly indebted to his parents and to his country, and, therefore, just as religion must render worship to God, so, to a lesser degree, piety must pay honor to parents and to country. read more

We as Church, as communities, as individuals need the constant guidance of the Spirit that we may remain faithful to the truth that is given us and be always open to understanding it more deeply so that we can pass it on to others with full integrity. read more

The cup we share is it not the blood of Christ? And the bread we break, is it not his body? Just as God fed the Israelites with manna from heaven, so to do we feed on the best of wheat, the bread of angels' food for the pilgrim journey. read more

Christ's love for Christians is a reflection of the love the three divine persons have for one another and for all men: We love, because he first loved us (1Jn 4:19). The certainty that God loves us is the source of Christian joy, but it is also something, which calls for a fruitful response on our part. read more

The Blessed Virgin is said to have merited to bear the Lord of all: not that she merited his Incarnation, but that she merited, by the graces she had received, such a degree of purity and sanctity, that she was fit to be the Mother of God (St. Thomas Aquinas),then one begins to better understand the magnitude of her spiritual motherhood for all who believe "She is mother wherever [Jesus] is Savior and head of the Mystical Body.CCC 973). read more

When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, Dear woman, here is your son. And he said to this disciple, Here is your mother. read more

All of us have been baptized into one and the same Spirit, who bears witness that we are children of God. That same Spirit, the Advocate, was given as gift to the disciples to teach them everything and to strengthen them to go forth in the name of the Lord, to renew the face of the earth. read more