Today is the eighteenth Holy Saturday of my life as a Dominican friar. This morning, for the eighteenth time, I…
In our Reflections during this Holy Week, we have tried to understand, enter into, receive from, and share the Paschal…
The Eucharistic institution narrative from Saint Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians and the washing of feet narrative from Saint…
“In your house,” Jesus says, “I shall celebrate the Passover with my disciples” (Matthew 26:18). In these words from today’s…
The Tuesday of Holy Week has traditionally been referred to as “Spy Tuesday.” That designation comes from today’s Gospel reading…
Today we are reminded of the deep connections between the Paschal Mystery of our Lord that we celebrate especially during…
Holy Week begins with a two-fold feast. It has two names: Palm Sunday of the Lord‘s Passion. And it’s Eucharistic…
(This is a research paper. It is longer and more detailed than the “Reflections” on this page. Please enjoy.) Introduction…
“If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me”…
Every human life is uniquely precious, of inestimable dignity, and worthy of being valued and protected. That truth, and the…
Since writing my last Reflection, “Let Us Go to Bethlehem to See,” I have gone to Bethlehem and seen. I also…
We are all familiar with the manger scene. Mary and Joseph kneel by the baby Jesus in the manger with…
The season of Advent, and Gaudete Sunday in particular, invites us to rejoice. In Year C, our readings on Gaudete…
May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. This is a prayer…
The Catholic Church opposes euthanasia, understood as the deliberate killing of a person in order to end his or her…
The fourth chapter of Saint Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians is awash with paradox. He says in verse 18…
You probably know the story of Joseph and his brothers that is told in chapters 37-50 of the Book of…
Saint Paul is Pro Life. He clearly affirms the goodness of all God’s creation and the goodness of enjoying the…
“You are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the holy ones and members of the…
“The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it…
Yes! God always answers our prayers. Jesus assures us of this over and over again. “Ask and it will be…
There are many good, true, and important answers that one could give in response to questions about the mystery of…
The Old Testament Book of Job is about a good man whom God allows to suffer. The first verse introduces…
Why is this happening to me? Why did this happen to my child? What have I done to deserve this?…
According to J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, there are two kinds of hope.…
Saint Dominic is the Holy Founder of the Order of Preachers (the “Dominican” Order) that serves the parish community of…
In one of their “Sunday Review” sections, The New York Times published an article titled “Why Doctors Need Stories.” It was written…
We are once again considering the wrongfulness of direct abortion and, more generally, the deliberate killing of human beings in…
A direct abortion is an abortion that is deliberately chosen and is always morally wrong. It is morally wrong because…
Human life is a precious gift from Godwho made man and woman in His own image and likeness. The human…
Human life is a precious gift from God. In its very first chapter, the Bible tells us, “God created mankind…
Spe Salvi (“saved in hope”) is the title of a marvelous encyclical letter written by Pope Benedict XVI in 2007. The…
In concluding these reflections on organ and tissue transplantation, I hope to be able to provide some guidance to the…
When we think of organ and tissue transplantation, we first might think of the donation of fully developed human body…
In order to ethically transplant vital organs from a consenting donor, it is necessary that the donor’s death be confirmed.…
Organ and tissue transplantation is a growing area of contemporary medical practice that raises a variety of ethical concerns. This…
Organ and tissue transplantation is a growing area of contemporary medical practice that raises a variety of ethical concerns. This…
The right of an individual to follow his or her conscience has long been a matter of dispute in our…
Dominican Friars Health Care Ministry of New York is an extension of the health care ministry of the Catholic Church.…
Jesus Christ, in his earthly lifetime, showed himself to be the divine physician, healing bodies and spirits by his power…
Jesus performed innumerable healing miracles during his brief public ministry. Jesus’ healings demonstrated the power and tender love of God…
The health care ministry of the Church’s ordained and commissioned ministers, as well as that of the Christian faithful who…
The health care ministry of the Catholic Church is – or at least ought to be – an extension of…
Every year we celebrate Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion. We hear the account of the Lord’s Passion from one…
In the gospels, there are dozens of stories in which people personally encounter Jesus and are transformed by the experience.…
According to the Gospel of John, Lazarus of Bethany, the brother of Martha and Mary, was ill, and his sisters…
When illness or injury threaten to end our lives or the lives of our loved ones, we may well find…
In our consideration of end-of-life health care, we seek to understand how we can determine which potentially life-sustaining measures are…
When someone is experiencing life-threatening illness or injury, ethical questions about the preservation of life often arise. What kinds of…
I have set before you life and death . . . Choose life (Deuteronomy 30:19). With these words, Moses exhorts God’s…