Fr. James Marchionda, OP

God placed his hope in Abram, and so Abram placed his trust in God. Even when we head down the wrong path, God still hopes in us with unshakable confidence. Find that hope in yourself today so that you can place your own trust more firmly in God, no matter the challenges.

John the Baptist was created by God blessed with a particular mission and wonderfully made to be able to carry out that mission. You and I are also called to great things and greatly gifted by God to be able to carry them out. Ponder that today.

Join Fr. James Marchionda, OP in the Know Before You Go video for the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ. Surprisingly, we get Jesus' words instituting the Eucharist not in the Gospel, but from the second readings, Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians. The Gospel challenges us with a feeding miracle of Jesus from Luke in which Jesus challenges the twelve to feed the crowds themselves. Fr. Jim then relates this with similar calls from Pope Francis and Pope Leo for us all to do something to care for refugees and migrants.

A call to integrity: Why Catholics must weigh everything against the Truth of the Gospel, not partisan agendas or digital deception.

"It is the decision of the Holy Spirit and of us not to place burdens on you." The early Church rejected legalism to embrace the freedom of the Gospel.

God’s promise of a “new heaven and new earth” isn’t just for the future—it begins today through our choices. God dwells with us NOW. Are we building His kingdom—or tearing it down?