Learn doctrinal lessons regarding the abomination of desolation. The Church Fathers guide us.

Learn about the meaning of the touching of the tassels on Christ's garment.

As we pray for the faithful departed, offer the Mass, light candles, and make sacrifices, realize our Catholic traditions came from Judaism.

In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus teaches the parable of the unforgiving servant, presenting a profound reflection on the nature of mercy.

Fr. Scott A. Haynes In Lewis Carroll’s book, “Alice in Wonderland,” Alice’s mother tells her: “Up is down; down is up; black is white; white is black; sugar is salt, and salt is sugar.” Alice’s mother likes to re-define truth. Like her, many people today are rather sarcastic about the truth. They ask the question of Pontius Pilate: Quid est veritas?  (“What is truth?”) [1]  I would propose they have asked the wrong question. The question should be, “Who is truth?” We believe

Matthew 9:1–8 tells of Jesus healing the paralytic brought to Him on a mat. But beneath the visible miracle—the man rising and walking—another drama unfolds in silence: the scrutiny of the scribes’ hearts.

Fr. Scott A. Haynes Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind. This is the...

Christ encounters the Pharisees who question him. "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"

Sometimes a single line of Scripture leaps off the page and won’t let you go. For me, “Bear ye one another’s burdens” is one of those.

In the Epistle of St. James, the Holy Apostle commands us: "Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only" (James 1:22). St. James is teaching us that, if we are going to really and truly live as Christians, we cannot just come to Mass on Sunday, hear God’s Word, and then just leave without making a solid resolution to live the Gospel life of charity.

After healing ten lepers, the Lord sends them to the priests. So, we who need Christ's healing show our hearts to the priest in Confession.

St. Augustine explains the lesson of the Good Samaritan and how Jesus ministers to us by the Sacraments.

A meditation for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost.

The Holy Ghost gives His gifts for the building up of the Church.

We live in the glow of baptism and the radiance of the Eucharist, yet the shadow of sin hovers near.

Fr. Scott Haynes “Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to...

The Apostle Paul, in his letter to the Romans, sets before us a stark and sobering contrast: two ways of life, two masters, and two ultimate destinies.

Our Lord’s words in Matthew 7:15–21 are neither gentle suggestion nor passing remark. They are thunder on the mountain: “Beware of false prophets.” 

In the Book of Exodus, God says to Moses: “Thou canst not see my face: for man shall not see me and live.”— Exodus 33:20 Here we are confronted with a great mystery: the face of God — the infinite majesty of the divine Being — is hidden from man.

Romans 6:3–11 is a spiritual roadmap. It teaches us that Christianity is not behavior modification, but death and resurrection. To be baptized is to die to the slavery of sin and be raised with Christ as a new creation.