Fr. James Marchionda, OP

Fr. James Marchionda, OP notes that Moses advocated on behalf of the people of Israel before they were even sorry for their sins. In the same way, God is ready to forgive us even before we ask. Let us ponder that.

Fr. James Marchionda, OP advises us to finish out Lent not thinking about what we are giving up, but about the awesome power of God's forgiveness—a God who refuses to forget us no matter what we do.

Fr. James Marchionda, OP reminds us that there is no darkness in God, even though they called Jesus evil for healing a man born blind on the sabbath. In the same way, the Apostle Paul reminds us that once we are baptized, we are children of light, and the darkness can no longer overshadow us.

Fr. James Marchionda, OP points out that Jesus does not want to move us beyond the law of God, but beyond following the letter of the law, so that we might fulfill the law.

Fr. James Marchionda, OP reminds us that our willingness to forgive needs to be infinite, since we are asking for an infinite amount of forgiveness from God.

Fr. James Marchionda, OP, citing Jesus' words on sacrifice, tells us that the sacrifice Jesus most wants from us this Lent to to set things right for the poor and vulnerable.