A Word of Hope

Fr. Andrew Carl Wisdom, OP, recalling how Jesus often says "it is your faith that healed you," asks us to recognize the amazing power of faith to heal us, and asks us to think about how we need to be healed.

Fr. Brendan Curran, OP reminds us to let that light shine that God lit inside each of us.

Fr. Brendan Curran, OP, remembering Jesus' promise that he is the Good Shepherd, asks us to remember the shepherds in our own lives through whom Jesus has guided us.

Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP, recalling the beheading of John the Baptist, asks how far we would go to protect our reputation, and challenges us to go further to actually be people of integrity.

Fr. James Marchionda, OP, recalling the words of the Canticle of Simeon, challenges us to stand up to change the world so that parents no longer have to witness the murder of their children.

Fr, James Marchionda, OP asks us if we believe in one another, so that we can help each other to become the best versions of ourselves.

Fr. James Marchionda, OP challenges us to persevere in our faith no matter what, as did Jesus, so that we can be preachers of hope to a world that is in desperate need of that message.

Fr. Donald Goergen, OP points out that hope does not always come easily, and challenges us to cling to hope, trusting that our hope ultimately lies with Jesus.

Fr. Donald Goergen, OP asks us to take on the challenge of living as the Beatitudes envision, a quintessentially Christian life, that is pure of heart, poor in spirit, and completely focussed on God.

For the Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas,Fr. Yamil Samalot Rivera, OP challenges us to navigate the storms of ideas we face in the modern world with the faith and steadfastness of Aquinas.

Fr. Yamil Samalot Rivera, OP reminds us that when doing God's, we need to have the patience of a farmer, who must wait for the crops to grow.

Br. Edward Van Merrienboer, OP advises us to grow and share our faith, lest it diminish instead.

Br. Edward Van Merrienboer, OP calls us spend time working on our friendship with Jesus and then sharing that friendship with others.

Fr. James Marchionda, OP explains how Jesus broadens out the Christian understanding of familial love to include all of the people we choose to call family.

On the day when the Church calls for prayers for the legal protection of the unborn, Fr. James Marchionda, OP reminds us to choose life, and to be people who project that Gospel message to others.

Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP asks us to read the signs of the times, as Jesus did when he began his own ministry after the arrest of John the Baptist.

Fr. Scott Steinkerchner, OP wonders why Jesus' family thought he was out of his mind when he was simply growing into his own ministry.

On the occasion of the sending of the Apostles, Fr. Dominic Holtz, OP muses on the role of encountering God through mediators—concluding that, even though we are imperfect ministers, when we proclaim the Good News, it is really Christ proclaiming it through us.

Fr. Dominic Holtz, OP, hearing how the crowd pressed upon Jesus, reminds us that we are limited ministers of the Gospel. We cannot do everything that we would like to respond to the needs of the people of God. The Good News is that we do not have to, since we can ask Jesus for help.

Fr. Samuel Hakeem, OP, in response to Jesus' question "is it lawful to do good on the sabbath" asks us to consider if we are sometimes not doing the good we should with the gifts God gave us.

Fr. Samuel Hakeem, OP, recalling the witness of St. Anthony of the Desert, reminds us that sometimes, you have to search for God, but if you do, you will find him, even in the desert.

Fr. James Marchionda, OP, noting how Jesus learned obedience from his suffering (Hebrews 5:1-10), asks us to think about what we learn from our own suffering, because it has much to teach us.

Fr. James Marchionda, OP, citing the prophet Isaiah, reminds us that it is too small a thing for God's blessings to stop with us. The blessings we receive are meant to pass through us to reach the entire world.

Fr. Brian Walker, OP reminds us of the Good News—that God is ready to help us do what is seemingly impossible.