Father Koch: The disciples cannot let go of their internal power struggle
The sin of jealousy that plagued the disciples ...
Father Koch: Are we afraid of what Jesus is asking of us?
A righteous and rich young man ...
Father Koch: God created us in love and for love
Question 6 from The Baltimore Catechism asks:
Father Koch: The journey to Jerusalem is fraught with confusion, danger
There is a subtle geographical movement in ...
Father Koch: Jesus points to the Messianic Promises in gestures, not words
The eschatological imagery found in Isaiah
Father Koch: Jesus points to the Messianic Promises in gestures, not words
The eschatological imagery found in Isaiah
Father Koch: The struggle over how to exercise religion Is ageless
One of the criticisms of the Church that comes ...
Father Koch: Why do some disciples of Jesus choose to walk away?
The dialogue between Jesus and the crowd that followed him ...
Father Koch: The living bread from heaven transforms our world view
The dialogue that Jesus has with the crowd ...
Father Koch: As good as it might be, food never truly satisfies us
Although we live in an area of the world where ...
Father Koch: The Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish prepares us for the Eucharist
We make the shift this weekend from a continuous ...
Father Koch: The work of Jesus, the Church is never truly finished
Knowing human nature and the need for ...
Father Koch: Jesus Taught His Disciples to Become Rabbis to Continue His Mission
The ministry of Jesus was not just teaching his disciples about ethereal...
Father Koch: Sometimes it’s difficult to see the work of God
We are all aware of how challenging it can be to ...
Father Koch: If we persist in our pleas, Jesus will calm the storms
In 1986 a first century fishing boat was discovered
Father Koch: Sin is a real and present danger
The propensity to sin is deep within us, ...
Father Koch: The Eucharist is the foreshadow of heaven
This past week our Diocese was blessed ...
Father Koch: The power of the Holy Spirit Is in the effects
The disciples and members of the household of Jesus
FATHER KOCH: Preparing for the coming of the Holy Spirit
In the Acts of the Apostles, St. Luke suggests a ...
Father Koch: Simple enough: Love one another
Jesus delivers a lengthy and thorough instruction ...
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 ...
Father Koch: Like Thomas, there are many who struggle ...
The reports on that Sunday morning, fueled by the ...
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...
Father Koch: The grain of wheat becomes the Body of Christ
Somewhere around 10,000 B.C., our ancestors began to ...
Father Koch: Yes, God loves us, but what does that mean for us?
Perhaps the most famous dialogue in the Gospels is that between ...
Father Koch: The Temple was a sign of God’s presence
For Catholics, St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican is an iconic structure.
Father Koch: The Transfiguration connects us all to the Covenant
The First Reading poses a challenging dilemma as we ...
Father Koch: Water stands as both a sign of death and life
Here in the Northeast of the U.S., we seldom concern ourselves ...
Father Koch: Through a leper we see the healing power of Jesus
Father Koch: Through a leper we see the healing power of Jesus over sin and death
Father Koch: Mark’s Gospel draws attention on the Cross of Jesus
Mark’s Gospel opens with a rapid series of events, so ...
Father Koch: Authority defines Jesus’ teaching, mission
The appearance of Jesus at the synagogue must have been unsettling to ...
Father Koch: We need to experience mercy before we can preach mercy
The story of Jonah is very familiar.
Father Koch: Prophets and mentors can to point us to Christ
We are introduced to one of the most significant personage ...
FATHER KOCH: Every family needs an Anna and a Simeon
The Sunday after Christmas is traditionally observed as ...
Father Koch: Mary is the one who brings the Son into the world
The peculiarity of the calendar leaves us with a Fourth Week of Advent ...
Father Koch: The darkness never fully overcomes the light
Each of us has over the past several weeks ...
Enrich the New Year with sacred time
On a winter visit to the local convenience store, I ...
Father Koch: A new liturgical year repeats the warning about the immanence of the end time
As we enter the Season of Advent we get ...
Father Koch: All human interaction is an encounter with Jesus
As he sat in the Temple precincts in what we liturgically call ...
Father Koch: The Parable of the Talents is reminder about the Kingdom
We often overlook the truth that God ...
Father Koch: We are always fighting the tendency to hypocrisy
Jesus often criticizes the religious leaders of ...
Father Koch: The totality of the Gospel can be summed up in love
The Pharisee and the teachers of the Law were ...
Father Koch: Beware of those who trap you Into making false choices
The struggle between our obligations to our secular government and ...
Father Koch: We want to go to heaven but not so much to Mass
The parable of the king who invited guests to the wedding feast ...
Father Koch: The sin of greed reaches deep into our lives
While we often read this parable as a foreshadowing of the rejection of Jesus ...
Father Koch: Are we hearing the voice of the Father?
With all the noise in our lives today, ...
