To Be Good
A reflection on the Mass Readings for July 10, 2022, the 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Audio of Homily will be posted here. Are you good? I don’t mean are you well, but are you good? Every so often, at a...
Author: Fr. Satish Joseph
Ascension: New Dignity, New Purpose, New Hope
A reflection on the Mass Readings for May 29, 2022, the Ascension of the Lord. Audio of Homily will be posted here. Today we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension. I began writing this homily by asking myself, what relevance does...
Christianity Without Love is Not Christianity
A reflection on the Mass Readings for May 15, 2022, the Fifth Sunday of Easter. Audio of Homily will be posted here. Sometimes scripture overwhelms me. It overwhelms me, not because of its demands but because the demands seem overwhelming...
Dying with Christ to Rise with Him
A scripture reflection for Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022 It was January 11, 2019. I had been back home only for two days, but that was the day I lost my beloved father. Dad was buried in the local parish...
Reimagining Community
A reflection on the readings for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, March 27, 2022. We have heard the parable of the prodigal son many times. It seems that Jesus left the parable wide open with unanswered questions. Did the older...
Conversion is for Good People Too
A reflection on the Readings for March 20, 2022 — the Third Sunday of Lent (Year C) Over the last few years, I have offered adult faith-formation series based on some of the great saints of the Church. Thus far...
To Find Splendor in the Unspectacular
There are two supernatural events narrated in today’s scripture readings. The first event concerns Abraham (Gn 15:5-12, 17-18). Abraham heard God speak, saying, “I have brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you possession of this land.” But...
Turning Moments of Temptation into Moments of Strength
Temptations are real. Temptations are inevitable. Temptations are an everyday affair. Yet, we do not spend too much time reflecting on them. This is because our focus is on avoiding temptations rather than succumbing to them. The Gospels, however, tell...
Revelation, Doctrine, Ethics: One Seamless Story
A reflection on the readings for February 20, 2022 — The Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Different elements make what we call religion, faith tradition, Christianity, or Catholicism. A religion encompasses many dimensions – revelation, doctrines, traditions, rituals, practices, and ethics....
Lent 2022: Don’t Let it Catch You by Surprise
Super Bowl LVI is over, leaving some ecstatic and others crushed. Soon it will be time for March Madness – a thrilling twenty-one-day extravaganza of exceptional sportsmanship. Perhaps not as extravagant or thrilling, but Lent 2022 is also on the...
Love: A Prophetic Call
A reflection on the Readings of January 30, 2022 – the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time It is not uncommon for people to ask me, “How did you decide to become a priest?” Often my answer to this question is...
John’s Epiphany
A reflection on the readings for Sunday, January 16, 2022 — The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Today we heard from the Gospel of John. It is important for us to know that, unlike Matthew and Luke, John does not have...
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