Fr. Donald Goergen, OP, citing the prophet Isaiah, asks us to look at our life and see if we are truly motivated by core principles of our faith such as caring for the poor and the homeless, and feeding the hungry.
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 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.
Fr. James Marchionda, OP breaks open the readings for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, unpacking the Beatitudes, challenging us to become "poor in spirit" so that we trust more in 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.