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, ...
Father Koch: A Canaanite woman teaches us how to approach Jesus
There emerges an important shift in the ministry of Jesus ...
Father Koch: Transfiguration pre-figures Jesus' Resurrection
This Solemnity of the Transfiguration is one of the ...
What is meant by the Kingdom of Heaven?
Many of the parables of Jesus concern the...
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