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“Rejoice! I am coming to dwell among you!” Do we hear those words? God wants to be with us, to live with us, to walk the journey of faith with us. Is this not what this season of Advent is all about? It is about the coming of the Messiah, the Word made flesh who comes to the world thanks to the “yes” of God’s Servant.

I had faith in Jesus that this is where he was leading me, I earnestly prayed about this, I trusted in the people around me when I asked their opinion about it, I followed the advice of other priests and religious that I trusted (strengthening my prayer life, spiritual direction, making visits). But ultimately it was a risk, I could have been wrong. Read more...

"They will run and not grow weary, walk and not grow faint." Read more...

St. Matthew invites us to focus on service to “little ones” as the true sign of greatness. Read more...

May we join with Mary and say "yes" to the angel's invitation to imitate her, by bearing the One in whose Spirit we have been reborn. Read more...

St. Matthew’s Gospel brings Isaiah’s dream home through John the Baptist, challenging hearers to “prepare the way of the Lord.” Read more...

St. Matthew is pointing out that the Word that Jesus incarnates is the Word preached by Isaiah, God’s Word that will not return to God until that Word is fulfilled. Read more...

Advent asks us to do two seemingly mutually exclusive things: silently wait upon the Lord's arrival and loudly proclaim the Good News of his compassion and healing. Read more...

May we never tire of gathering and packing repeatedly life's collection of heavenly souvenirs, so that when we arrive at our final destination, we will not be caught sinking into the hollow ground of spiritual contraception, but rather standing on the hallowed, solid foundation of fruitful Divine Love and permitted to enter into the lap of Our Heavenly Father's kingdom. Read more...

In a time when people won't go to a movie or eat a restaurant without looking up reviews and ratings, joining religious life in a place that is unpredicable truly requires a brace soul and a genuine man of God. Read more...

Advent reminds us that the fullness of the kingdom is yet to come in Jesus’ return, anticipating in every Eucharist to be broken open like him who opens for us serving the poor, the homeless, and the marginalized. Read more...

Today the Church celebrates St. Francis Xavier. As much as anyone, St. Francis worked for reconciliation among peoples. He traveled to faraway places to embed himself among the poorest of the earth. He sought Jesus in others and found Jesus to no small extent in himself. Read more...

The Gospel fills us with hope as we beg for healing in our bodies and broken hearts. Jesus healed the centurion's servant from a distance because of the man's faith. Read more...

However long it takes, now is the time to jar ourselves awake, to sort out our priorities, to throw off the works of darkness and put on the Lord Jesus Christ. So let’s categorically inform that third little devil: “Yes, indeed, there is a hurry!” Read more...

I’m fairly sure that at some point I used the expression “the writing on the wall” to refer to my vocation to the religious priesthood - especially once I realized that I had to take the next step and apply. Read more...

As a priest, there is still time to read. There are plenty of us that will pursue doctoral studies, but the notion of lifelong study isn’t simply getting an advanced degree. It is study for the sake of preaching for the salvation of souls.

The new chapel at Tulane Catholic will allow students to encounter Christ in his divine majesty, uncovered by the beauty of the new worship space which is about the same size as the former chapel. Read more...

Being in the Chapel in Adoration, especially at the end of the day, was like a nudge from Christ telling me not to worry or stress or agonize about all the things that day. Read more...

Br. Greg Dunn, OP spent the Summer of 2018 working with the Missionaries of Charity in Kenya. Every Tuesday for eleven weeks, Br. Greg will offer a reflection on his summer abroad. Read more...

What motivates us? Pursuing the truth, the person of Christ, and not just pursuing, but wanting to know him and grow in friendship with him, eventually, being face to face with God in heaven. We know the end. So what is stopping us? Read more...