Father Koch: Advent prepares us for the immanent and distant coming of Christ
Our neighborhoods and public spaces are resplendent with ...
Father Koch: The end is near!
Every age and generation comes to a crisis point ...
Father Koch: Constant prayer is needed for a faithful life
When we think of the disciples of Jesus ...
Father Koch: Taking God for granted closes us off from him
A heart disposed to faith and eyes open to ...
Father Koch: Do we, like the rich man, ignore Lazarus’ presence?
Though many decry what they call a wealth gap ...
Father Koch: The Cross, the most identifiable expression of our Christian faith
The most basic and familiar prayer that we say everyday, ...
Father Koch: Persecution, oppression -- true paths of the Church
It is always surprising when ...
Father Koch: Like Abraham, we grow in mercy as we pray
“There are no atheists in foxholes” is an ...
Father Koch: Failing to see and value the people in before us
The ubiquity of cell phones, computers and instant communication ...
Father Koch: The Ascension of Jesus calls the Church to mission
After the Resurrection, Jesus appeared to his ...
Father Koch: Our greatest challenge as disciples is to love
It sounds easy enough.
Father Koch: Good shepherds guide us as pilgrims of hope
It is no coincidence that the liturgical life of the Church ...
Father Koch: The stone rolled away opens our world to the Risen One
Much uncertainty surrounded the disciples, ...
Father Koch: A real Jesus encounters a real Satan in the desert
Jesus encounters a real Satan and real temptation ...
Father Koch: We prepare For Lent by reflecting on where we need to grow
This last Sunday in Ordinary Time before ...
Father Koch: At the root of mercy stands justice grounded in love
In the Sermon on the Plain ...
Father Koch: The Beatitudes should make us very uncomfortable
Jesus knows the struggles that his disciples will have with the world.
Father Koch: Luke, our first historian, grounds our faith in time and place
Of the evangelists, it is Luke alone who ...
Father Koch: Mary’s directive still rings true: “Do whatever he tells you”
The Wedding Feast of Cana is often referred to ...
Father Koch: Jesus shows us the way to catechesis
Jesus and his family made the pilgrimage to ...
Father Koch: The desert thirsts, waiting for the coming of the Kingdom of God
The wilderness always looms large in the ...
Father Koch: Beware of those who use religion as a power trip over others
Jesus was never wary of taking on ...
Father Koch: Bartimaeus sees what everyone else has missed
We are at that point in the ministry of Jesus ...
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...
