"This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him." Mt 17:1-9 As Jesus is transfigured atop Mt. Tabor, the voice of God...

"Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle to me." Mt 16:13-23 In what way is Peter an obstacle to Jesus? Is he a voice of discouragement...

"Can you drink the chalice that I am going to drink?" Mt 20:20-28 In response to a genuine question from the mother of the sons of...

"Jesus said, "Take away the stone."" Jn 11:1-45 Before working most of his miraculous healings, Jesus asks for an act of faith from the...

"His father caught sight of him and was filled with compassion." Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Note the father's response to catching that first...

"She went out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask for?"" Mk 6:14-29 A girl delights her father with a simple gift, and her mother...

"My own eyes have seen the salvation which you prepared." Lk 2:22-35 How did Simeon know which baby boy was the messiah? Surely there was...

"He warned them sternly not to make him known." Mk 3:7-12 Why did Jesus not want to be made known? Wasn't making known the Father, with...

"He commands even the unclean spirits and they obey him." Mk 1:21-28 Unclean spirits are not something to take lightly. In our day we...

"The heavens were opened for him." Mt 3:13-17 At the moment when Jesus was baptized, the heavens opened, the Spirit of God was poured...

"They prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh."...

"My hour has not yet come." Jn 2-1:11 Mary didn't approach Jesus in anticipation of a probable need. She brought her request to him in...

"You are my beloved Son." Mk 1:7-11 It is so easy to take our children, our spouse, our loved ones for granted. We become so used to...

"He admitted... I am not the Christ." Jn 1:19-28 Admitted is an interesting word choice to describe John the Baptist's understanding of...

"In the beginning was the Word, And the Word was with God, And the Word was God." Jn 1:1-18 How comforting it is, as one calendar year...

"A voice was heard in Ramah, sobbing and loud lamentation; Rachel weeping for her children." Mt 2:13-18 What pain is felt by a parent at...

"In the tender compassion of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us." Lk 1:67-79 Whether we like it or not, whether we are...

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord. Lk 1:46-56 Mary begins her Magnificat by reflecting on the disposition of the innermost,...

Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled. Lk 1:39-45 There are a lot of incredible...

Which of the two did his father's will? Mt 21:28-32 My two-year-old daughter abruptly stops blowing on the lit Advent wreath and, setting...