The Good Shepherd Karl Rahner said we do not have souls that sometimes get restless, but that our souls themselves are lonely, caverns thirsting for the infinite, deep wells of restlessness. Because of this we often find it difficult to concentrate, even to sleep at night. We go through life-feeling, we're missing out on something, that life is more exciting fulfilling for others than it is for me. Our achievements rarely satisfy us because we're too much aware of what we hav

December 7, 2025 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.” Now John wore a garment of camel’s hair, and a leather girdle around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea and al

November 30, 2025 As were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and they did not know until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of man. Then two men will be in the field; one is taken and one is left. Two women will be grinding at the mill; one is taken and one is left. Watch th

November 23, 2025 And the people stood by, watching; but the rulers scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, his Chosen One!” The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him vinegar, and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!” There was also an inscription over him, “This is the King of the Jews.” One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and

November 16, 2025 And as some spoke of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said, “As for these things which you see, the days will come when there shall not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” And they asked him, “Teacher, when will this be, and what will be the sign when this is about to take place?” And he said, “Take heed that you are not led astray; for many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!’ and, ‘The ti

November 9, 2025 The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers at their business. And making a whip of cords, he drove them all, with the sheep and oxen, out of the temple; and he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; you shall not make my Father’s house a hou

Touch the hem All of us in different ways are called to to give life to others. But often we end up wounded or we become cold, unable to give life to others. We're no longer whole. And that limits how we can love and especially how fully we can give life. And that's what happens in the gospel is we meet this woman who her capacity to be able to give life has been hemorrhaging away, making it impossible for her to give life to others. What Jesus does is He gives back to her th

November 2, 2025 All that the Father gives me will come to me; and him who comes to me I will not cast out. For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me; and this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up at the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day

October 26, 2025 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank thee that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week, I give tithes of all that I get.’ But the tax collector, standing far off, would no

October 19, 2025 And he told them a parable, to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor regarded man; and there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Vindicate me against my adversary.’ For a while he refused; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor regard man, yet because this widow bothers me, I will vindicate her, or she will wear m

October 12, 2025 On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samar′ia and Galilee. And as he entered a village, he was met by...

October 5, 2025 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” And the Lord said, “If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you...

September 26, 2025 “There was a rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate...

September 21, 2025 He also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a steward, and charges were brought to him that this man...

September 14, 2025 No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended from heaven, the Son of man. And as Moses lifted up the serpent...

August 31, 2025 One sabbath when he went to dine at the house of a ruler who belonged to the Pharisees, they were watching him. Now he...

August 24, 2025 He went on his way through towns and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. And some one said to him,...

August 17, 2025 “I came to cast fire upon the earth; and would that it were already kindled! I have a baptism to be baptized with; and...

August 10, 2025 “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions, and give...

August 3, 2025 One of the multitude said to him, “Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me.” But he said to him, “Man, who...