I have set my face like flint, knowing that I shall not be put to shame. This Lent, I’ve been slowly reading Isaiah 40-55, a few verses per day. The book emphasizes that “God is the Lord of ...

Sunday, Oct. 17, is the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass Readings: Isaiah 53:10-11; Psalm 33: 4-5, 18-19, 20, 22; Hebrews 4:14-16; Mark 10:35-45 or 10:42-45. The readings for the 29th Sunday of ...

There are four “servant of the Lord” oracles in Isaiah. These passages are also known as the “suffering servant songs,” which reveal what a well-trained disciple might have to face. Today’s first ...

(Isaiah 50:4-7, NASU) In this crucial Messianic passage, the Messiah is speaking as the Suffering Servant. He declares His allegiance and obedience to the Father. That obedience included presenting ...

The historical Christian doctrine helps us to see the goodness of God in Good Friday. Good Friday sermons aren’t always easy to sit through. They’re even tougher to preach. Never have I been more ...

Sunday, Sept. 12, is the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass Readings: Isaiah 50:5-9a; Psalm 116:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9; James 2:14-18; Mark 8:27-35. The readings for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time in ...

what he could never sell, but brilliantly painted, suffering, which can be thought painful, a successful ploy, even if its victims haven’t by the Church been sainted. Sunflowers: a favorite object he ...