Fr. Brendan Curran, OP

Father Brendan Curran delivers a prophetic message about Jesus's parable of new wine and new wineskins, applying it to today's crises in Ukraine, Gaza, and US immigration policy. This Friday devotional from the Dominican Promoter for Justice and Peace doesn't shy away from difficult topics - it confronts how 'old wineskin' approaches to conflict and human rights are failing worldwide. Are you ready to be part of the 'new wine' of hope and transformation? This isn't your typical feel-good devotional - it's a call to prophetic witness in our broken world.

Feeling discouraged? Ready to give up? Father Brendan Curran shares a powerful message from the Gospel of Luke about Jesus calling his disciples to 'go deeper' after a night of empty nets. This Thursday devotional explores how God calls us to persevere through failed exams, financial struggles, health challenges, and social division. Join the Dominican Promoter for Justice and Peace as he reminds us that God never gives up on us, even when we're ready to quit. Perfect for anyone facing difficult times and seeking spiritual encouragement.

Connecting Luke's Gospel about the "narrow gate" to modern immigration issues, the Ukraine war, and Christian social justice. Speaking from Chicago's Martin dePorres Community Chapel, Fr. Curran challenges Catholics to see refugees and immigrants as God's messengers, drawing parallels between Isaiah's "fugitives" and today's displaced peoples. This Catholic sermon addresses real-world applications of Gospel teachings on dignity, inclusion, and Christian responsibility in times of crisis.

On this Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, we hear how Peter, witnessing the event, wanted to make three tents on teh spot to fix it in memory. But we are not called stay in these sacred moments, but to use them as fuel for our spiritual journey, which will be difficult sometimes. So today, remember the moments when you have been on that mountain top with God, and let it empower you to go back down that mountain and share the Good News with a hungering world.

In our Gospel today, the disciples are in a storm at sea and Jesus comes walking on water towards them. Frightened, Peter asks Jesus to prove it is really him by having him come to him over the water. Peter starts to come, but then is afraid, and has to be rescued by Jesus.
Life is often frightening, but Jesus is always beckoning us to leave the safety of our boat, to trust in him, walk towards him over unsafe waters, to do the work we need to do. And Jesus will always be there to catch us if we fall. Have faith and overcome your fear.

Join Fr. Brendan Curran, OP in this Know Before You Go video for the Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time. In the first reading (Genesis 18:20-32), Moses and God go to Sodom, where people have been gossiping about how bad they are. Moses gets God to admit that he is in the end forgiving, and would forgive Sodom for the smallest reason. Are we quick to condemn groups of people (think immigrants, muslims) because we have heard rumors about them?