COMMENTARY

Father Koch: Jesus as the vine identifies himself and us with Israel

There are multiple ways in which the Gospel writers see Jesus ...

Father Koch: The Good Shepherd leads all to the father

The Fourth Sunday of Easter always draws our ...

Father Koch: The Word uses the Word of God to instruct the disciples

Two disciples had left Jerusalem and were walking ...

Help My Unbelief

Easter is a time of rejoicing and peace!

Father Koch: Like Thomas, there are many who struggle ...

The reports on that Sunday morning, fueled by the ...

Three ways to find silence in our digital age

One day, I was running an errand that took me along the Pacific Coast Highway.

Father Koch: Easter helps us to understand this life and the life to come

As we encounter increasing hostility to our ...

Father Koch: Passion Sunday directs our focus to the Cross

Even as the promised hope of the Resurrection looms...

Life

Growing up, my family played a lot of board games, one of the most frequented ones...

Father Koch: The grain of wheat becomes the Body of Christ

Somewhere around 10,000 B.C., our ancestors began to ...

Recalling the quiet lessons under the willow tree

When I was a child, I often sat outside in the backyard under our willow tree ...

Good News!

Today we celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Lent. We are only two weeks...

Father Koch: Yes, God loves us, but what does that mean for us?

Perhaps the most famous dialogue in the Gospels is that between ...

The loving challenge of the practice of the presence of God

Some of the best spiritual classics are ...

Father Koch: The Temple was a sign of God’s presence

For Catholics, St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican is an iconic structure.


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