Saint Vincent Archabbey

I have no children and so it is hard for me to grasp the full force of today’s parable of the two sons. This is

The great sage Jesus ben Sirach advises us today regarding the common trap of anger.  Inspired by the Holy Spirit, he writes: “Wrath and anger are

In this Gospel Jesus begins with an instruction on how to deal with a “brother who sins against you,” and ends with a lesson on

This summer has been marked by a great deal of suffering on the part of many people. Well over 100,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the

Saint Paul’s Letter to the Romans is one that is filled with rich teachings and images as is the portion we hear today.  While describing

Today’s scripture readings present a united theme across the board: the good news that God’s salvation is available to all who put faith in him, regardless

The Solemnity of the Assumption is a celebration  in which we profess that Mary was assumed body and soul to heaven.   This was a belief

Where do we expect to experience the presence of God?  That is the question that comes from reading the passage from the First Book of

As a new student monk residing at Sant’ Anselmo, the Benedictine motherhouse in Rome, one of the first small tasks I had to master was

The Gospel begins with a series of short sayings about finding things of value; a buried treasure, a precious pearl, and a net full of

The Book of Wisdom we hear from today was composed quite late in the Old Testament era, likely less than a hundred years before the

When I read the Gospel I thought of a verse from the letter of St. Paul to the Galatians; ”Make no mistake: God is not

On Independence Day Americans remember our founding as a nation when the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Second Continental Congress on July 4,

In the Gospel today Jesus asks a very difficult question. Who do we love most?  If one were to pose this question to people on

In today’s first reading the prophet Jeremiah finds himself denounced and pursued on every side, though he does not lose heart, saying: “the Lord is

Today is the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ and this Feast probably means more to us this year than anytime in the

As the seven glorious weeks of Easter end and the Church launches into the long season of “ordinary time” we are given several important feasts

The actual Pentecost event occurred on the Jewish Feast of Pentecost. The Jewish Feast is also known as the Festival of Weeks which was the

Today’s scriptures reflect on the experience of the disciples following the Ascension; Saint Luke reports the Ascension of Jesus twice, once at the end of