Whenever I read John 21:15-19, which is only a few verses from the end of the Gospel, I am drawn to reflect on Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his book “The Cost of Discipleship.”

by Tom McKenna, CM | May 14, 2025 | Reflections | 2 Comments
Commenting on the Apostle Thomas, one writer casts him not so much as a doubter but more a stand-in for those many people over the centuries who want more evidence that the Risen Jesus is alive and present.
by Pat Griffin, CM | May 7, 2025 | Reflections | 2 Comments
Whenever I read John 21:15-19, which is only a few verses from the end of the Gospel, I am drawn to reflect on Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his book “The Cost of Discipleship.”
by Tom McKenna, CM | April 30, 2025 | Reflections | 0 Comments
I came across a poem entitled “To the Unknown God.” This heading conveys two things.
by Pat Griffin, CM | April 23, 2025 | Reflections | 1 Comment
At the opening of my homily during the Easter Vigil, I used an expression of Pope Francis that I like very much.
by Pat Griffin, CM | May 7, 2025 | Reflections
Whenever I read John 21:15-19, which is only a few verses from the end of the Gospel, I am drawn to reflect on Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his book “The Cost of Discipleship.”
by Tom McKenna, CM | Apr 30, 2025 | Reflections
I came across a poem entitled “To the Unknown God.” This heading conveys two things.
by Pat Griffin, CM | Apr 23, 2025 | Reflections
At the opening of my homily during the Easter Vigil, I used an expression of Pope Francis that I like very much.
by Tom McKenna, CM | Apr 16, 2025 | Reflections
What’s involved in encountering not just the outward appearance of somebody, but more importantly his or her inner life?
by Pat Griffin, CM | Apr 9, 2025 | Reflections
The synoptic passion narratives are similar, but there are unique elements. One is the story of the Good Thief in Luke’s Gospel which we hear on this Palm/Passion Sunday.
by Tom McKenna, CM | Apr 2, 2025 | Reflections
There’s a way of coming at our Christian faith that links it with perfection.
by Pat Griffin, CM | Mar 26, 2025 | Reflections
Whenever we have the reading from the Book of Exodus in which Moses encounters the Lord in the burning bush, I am immediately put in mind of the Church in which I am celebrating the Eucharist.
by Tom McKenna, CM | Mar 19, 2025 | Reflections
Several commentators use the word “intimate” to describe the incident in Mark’s gospel of Jesus healing the blind man. There’s a lot of physical touching involved.
by Pat Griffin, CM | Mar 12, 2025 | Reflections
In 2002, Pope John Paul II gave the Church the Luminous Mysteries of the rosary—the so/called Mysteries of Light. One of these mysteries is the Transfiguration.
by Tom McKenna, CM | Mar 5, 2025 | Reflections
For many believers, the portrait sketched out in the 23rd psalm is the most stirring of them all. “The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want.” It’s a scene that has engraved itself on countless imaginations all through the centuries.
by Pat Griffin, CM | Feb 26, 2025 | Reflections
It is the rare weekend when I celebrate mass and someone does not ask me to pray for a particular need.
by Tom McKenna, CM | Feb 19, 2025 | Reflections
If we ever longed for a paradise scene, a place of rest where it all comes together, psalm 23 paints it.