Connection Point: June 7, 2026 Published on June 1, 2026 In this Sunday’s passage from 1 Corinthians, St. Paul writes, “We are one body.” On this Feast of Corpus Christi, we are reminded that we
Connecting Point: May 10, 2026 Published on May 4, 2026 In the second reading at Mass this weekend, St. Peter encourages his readers (Christians facing persecution and martyrdom) to “always be ready to
Connecting Point: April 5, 2026 Published on March 30, 2026 The idea of spreading love invites us to look beyond ourselves which this quote by Joanna Mercy captures: “When you act on behalf of something
Connecting Point: February 8, 2026 Published on February 2, 2026 In his autobiography, Pope Francis writes about a university student who asked him, “What should I say to my classmates who are atheists or
Connecting Point: December 28, 2025 Published on December 26, 2025 I come from a loud and boisterous family. Whether on Christmas Eve, with gatherings where the laughter and joyous noise grew so loud that the windows
Connecting Point: December 25, 2025 Published on December 22, 2025 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will” (Luke 2:14). This quote from St. Luke’s Gospel reminds us
Connecting Point: September 28, 2025 Published on September 22, 2025 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Hosts: Woe to the complacent in Zion” (Amos 6:1a). In the beginning of the first reading this weekend, we
Connecting Point: July 20, 2025 Published on July 15, 2025 Partly because my mother was the oldest of ten, and partly because our home had a basement sizable enough for large gatherings, my parents often
Connecting Point: May 11, 2025 Published on May 5, 2025 In the second reading this Sunday, St. John invites us to gaze upon this beautiful image: “I, John, had a vision of a great multitude, which no
Connecting Point: April 20, 2025 Published on April 14, 2025 Pope Francis has declared 2025 as the “Jubilee Year of Hope.” Hope is at the heart of who we are as a Christian people, and