We read in the Acts of the Apostles the instruction of the Ethiopian by the deacon Philip who went beyond his job of just giving food to the faithful. After the instruction, he went on...

Joy is the theme running through our readings today. So, let us try to reflect on them in order to do our best to embody them in our daily life. After...

The Holy Father Pope Francis said: “Stephen was able to forgive his killers because, full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed into heaven and opened his eyes to God (see. Acts 7:55). He received from prayer...

In our first reading, we hear the beginning of the account of the life and death of St. Stephen, the first martyr in the Church. This is all because...

The evangelist Mark is presented in the Acts of the Apostles as John, called Mark. During Paul's first missionary journey, he faced hardships and harshness...

The miracle of Jesus, multiplying the loaves and fish, is surely an impressive incident. Image the little boy! He has carried in his little sack-lunch or bag all day long the bread: it was probably half crumbled and the fish...

It seems in these days there is much talk about the truth. We all have our own idea about what true is or is not.  In the first reading, St. Peter and the apostles...

Today’s readings invite us to reflect on the transparency of our lives of faith.  The first reading from Acts is about the apostles jailed for speaking the truth about Jesus, being released by God’s power with instructions that they are to...

Jesus said to Nicodemus: “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit” (Jn 3,5). Baptism is our entry into unending life, by joining ourselves...

In the first reading, we read how the first Christian community lived together and shared all their goods in common. They continued to pray in the temple, share the Eucharist in various houses, and eat...

The Sanhedrin, the ruling council of the Jewish people of that time, rejected the idea that Jesus could be the Messiah, so they denied that he had risen. To believe in resurrection would demand a major change in their beliefs, a reinterpretation of their Scripture...

In the first reading from the Acts of the Apostles, the Apostles Peter and John have worked a miracle in the name of Jesus and as a result have been...

Christ’s first greeting is: “Peace be with You” In this time of anxieties and stand still, first of all, I would like to extend my greetings: “PEACE BE WITH YOU ALL.”

This appearance of Jesus to two of his disciples was an appearance to teach all of us the simple truth of His presence in the Eucharist.  It was at that moment, as He “took bread...

Our first reading speaks about the first Pentecost. After the sermon of Saint Peter, he was able to baptize 3,000 people to mark the beginning of the Church. Peter’s message...

In today's Gospel, as so often happens – then and now – it is the women who take center stage; in fact, it is one or more women in each of the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke) who are the first at the tomb and encounter...