Author: Fr. Ron Victor

In his autobiography, Pope Francis writes about a university student who asked him, “What should I say to my classmates who are atheists or

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

“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

“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

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

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

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

Let’s admit it: We all have people in our lives whom we do not like, and there are people who don’t like us. “Liking” is an

When St. Isidore parishioner Kurt Klein created the sculpture that graces the baptismal pool in our church, he wanted it to be unique. He achieved

In this Sunday’s Gospel, while on trial before Pontius Pilate, Jesus acknowledges that he is a king—but that his kingdom is “not of this