March 29, 2026 Passion of the Lord Today, we remember how Jesus entered Jerusalem for the events of His passion. Our procession today is lively, even full of laughter, because the star of this procession is the donkey. Emperors and kings entered their capitals riding powerful horses, and we prefer to make our entrances on credentials designed to impress. Our career, our accomplishments, our heritage. But Jesus is always born by a vessel that is poor. Christ always arrives li

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

Christ’s Descent into Hades When someone we know dies, we commit their body to the earth. It's a way of reminding ourselves that we've...