All of our readings this weekend touch on the mercy and forgiveness of God in some way. In the first reading from Genesis, Abraham questions the extent of God’s mercy and forgiveness in dealing wit...

Wealth, pleasure, power, and honor… What is it that motivates us? According to St. Thomas Aquinas, wealth, pleasure, power, and honor are the four ways we try to substitute God. In many ways I thin...

On Friday, August 15, the Church celebrates the Assumption of Mary as a holy day of obligation. Although this event is not recorded in the Bible, it has a long history in the tradition of the Churc...