“Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How inscrutable are his judgments and how unsearchable his ways!” (Romans 11:33) This is a beautiful scripture verse! When we think of depth or immensity, our minds often turn to the ocean or the universe. Their immense scale has always filled humanity with wonder. Standing before something so vast and inscrutable, we feel both awestruck and humbled.

Pope Francis said that the source of the Canaanite woman’s inner strength was “her maternal love and in her faith that the Lord could grant her request.” Let us reflect briefly on this insight.

The Council of Trent stated: “Under the consecrated species of bread and wine Christ himself, living and glorious, is present in a true, real, and substantial manner: his Body and his Blood, with his soul and his divinity.” In this holy sacrament that the Lord left to the Church, we find His precious Body, His precious Blood, His human Soul as the true man He is, and His Divine Nature as the true God He is.

Today, the Lord gives us two short, masterful parables: 'The Parable of the Treasure Buried in a Field' and 'The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price.’ These parables reveal that the Kingdom of Heaven can arrive suddenly—whether by surprise, like a farmer stumbling upon an unexpected treasure while plowing, or through patient devotion, like a merchant finally finding the pearl of a lifetime.

In today’s Gospel, the Lord shares three parables and gives His disciples a private explanation of the Parable of the Weeds in the Field.

The Sea of Galilee was the Lord’s preferred place for teaching. As great crowds gathered around Him, a fishing boat became His pulpit. Because sound travels so well over water, He used it to His advantage to reach the thousands of people gathered on the shore. His favorite way to teach was through parables.

The Lord’s words in today’s Gospel are breathtaking. Their simplicity and clarity speak for themselves. Yet, they trouble the thoughts of Bible scholars and the learned. However, His words do not trouble the humble or “little ones” because they accept them as they are given. Because of their humility, the Heavenly Father reveals His mysteries to them.

Today’s Gospel comes from the instructions the Lord gave the Twelve Apostles before sending them out on a short mission. In this excerpt, the Lord delivers bad news and good news. The bad news is that following Him requires complete surrender and a life of self-sacrifice. The good news is that if you live unselfishly for the sake of the Gospel you will be rewarded.

Each time two or more of the Lord’s disciples gather to celebrate the Eucharist, we do it with the intent of being in the Lord’s presence and eating the supernatural food that sustains our souls on our journey through life. Therefore, “the Eucharist is the most precious possession which the Church can have in her journey through history,” and “this explains that lively concern which she has always shown for the Eucharistic mystery” (Ecclesia de Eucharistia, 9).

The book of Exodus tells the amazing story of the true God coming to dwell among His people. Today’s first reading from Exodus finds the people of God early in their wilderness journey, arriving for the very first time at the mountain of God—known as Mount Sinai, or Mount Horeb in the book of Deuteronomy.

The Church celebrates the Solemnity of Corpus Christi with such joy and devotion. It stems from the profound love we, the faithful, have for the Eucharist. It is often surprising to learn that this feast was not added to the Church calendar until the 13th century, as we naturally assume it was one of the very first. This delay reveals something about the early Church. The first generations of Christians believed so deeply in the Real Presence of the Lord that they did not need a specific feast day to remind them of it.

The Most Holy Trinity signifies that God exists as three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. However, using the word "person" to refer to each member of the Trinity is admittedly problematic, as we struggle to conceive of a single being that is simultaneously three distinct persons.

Today is a day of celebration in the Church: it is the day of her birth! The community of believers in the Lord came to life on that historic day of Pentecost described in the Acts of the Apostles.

The Ascension of the Lord represents both the culmination of the Lord's saving mission and the definitive beginning of the Church's mission. By leaving this world, He cleared the way for His disciples to begin their ministry.

In today’s Gospel, we hear the Lord speaking with His disciples at the Last Supper. He promises them, “I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth.”

Today’s Gospel marks the beginning of the Lord’s beautiful farewell discourse spoken to His disciples at the Last Supper. The Lord tells His disciples that He will soon depart to be with His Heavenly Father.

The Gospel of the Good Shepherd is read every Fourth Sunday of Easter. The image of the selfless shepherd—one who risks everything for his flock—attains its full significance when viewed through the lens of the Lord’s Passion and Death, which we have recently celebrated.

The two disciples were traveling to Emmaus, a village near Jerusalem, on the evening of the Resurrection. Though they were well-versed in the story of the Lord's Passion and Resurrection, they did not yet believe.

St. John recounts the Lord’s first appearance to His disciples on the day of the Resurrection.

St. Matthew tells us that on the day of the Resurrection, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary arrived very early in the morning to visit the Lord’s tomb. There, they encountered an angel who had descended from heaven to roll away the enormous stone sealing the tomb. The angel sat upon the stone and announced the incredible news of the Lord’s Resurrection.