Saint Vincent Archabbey

Asking forgiveness and receiving forgiveness are the beautiful themes for this week’s Sunday readings.  The fact that all of us are always in need of

At our college’s recent commencement the speaker was Pittsburgh Steeler offensive tackle, Alejandro Villanueva. The outline of his address was given in the first story

Today’s readings clearly direct our attention to the importance of being generous and charitable to all, especially to the poor. The great sage Jesus ben-Sira

The reading from Hebrews is a word of encouragement during difficult times.  In particular it is referring to the times when we find it hard

I have noted before that in order to establish the readings at each Sunday mass the Gospel passage is chosen first and then the remaining

Today the Church marks the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, when we recall a solemn article of our Catholic faith; namely,

“For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be,” sums up three important points Jesus makes in the Gospel;  do not be afraid;

“Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, vanity of vanities!  All things are vanity!” (Qoh 1:2).  I am delighted to have a reading this Sunday from the

This Gospel gives us three lessons on prayer; How to pray, be persistent in prayer, and God’s reception of our prayers.  The Apostles had observed

The gist of this Sunday’s scripture readings is evident:  the responsibility to show authentic hospitality to visitors is highlighted through two famous incidents, and a

We know from reading the Gospels that the Pharisees and Scribes regularly looked for opportunities to test Jesus.  Jesus would answer with the truth that

Two strikingly different images confront us immediately this week:  first, Isaiah uses the image of a nursing mother gently tending to her child to describe

The readings today are about call and mission. The message of the “call” begins with the reading from the First Book of Kings in which

On the solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ—Corpus Christi—the Gospel opens with the words: “Jesus spoke to the crowds about the

This solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity is one that we celebrate after completing ninety days of Lent and Easter during which we recalled and

As we near the end of the Easter Season we hear with a reading describing the martyrdom of Saint Stephen. His story is one that

On the feast of the Ascension we are presented with a fascinating glimpse into the human dimension of revelation in the same moment that we

This Sunday’s date, May 26th, will always have a powerful meaning for me since it is the date of my father’s death. He died in

In the Acts of the Apostles we hear of the travels of Paul and Barnabas. These two men were not part of the original twelve