Prayer changes us. If we remain faithful to prayer, we will be changed.

The temptations Jesus endured are not just a single show of strength but part of his patient and thorough approach to redeeming us from the inside.

We can only pretend for so long to be virtuous people. Eventually, our own mouth and actions will become inconsistent. "An evil person out of a store of evil produces evil; for from the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks."

The world will see Jesus radiate from us the more we share his gift of mercy as our response to a world that is tormented by violence, suffering and the proliferation of enemies.

Jeremiah doesn’t leave his hearers in gloom or doubt but shows them what is hoped for of them: life like a tree that is planted near the streams of living water—Christ.

When we hear talk about ‘love’ all around us, I think the underlying definition is often reduced to amorous and mutual romantic affection.

The need for self-restraint and humility are necessary to keep our thoughts and efforts focused on the greater good – loving God – and the needs of our neighbor.

Jesus subjected Himself to the law to be truly like us in all things, but never in sin, so that we could be redeemed from sin.

She never desires to be the goal of our every attention, prayer, or desire. Mary always points us to Him.

I sometimes ask parents, “How do you do it?”

“Epiphany” is a manifestation, a revelation to those who previously did not know or acknowledged the divinity of Christ. "Epifanía" es una manifestación, una revelación a quienes antes no conocían ni reconocían la divinidad de Cristo.

I wonder how the Evangelist Luke heard the story from the Blessed Virgin Mary. Me pregunto cómo la Santísima Virgen María le contó esta historia al Evangelista san Lucas.

In the end, our most sincere longings can only be answered by God. The Virgin Mary responds to the deep desires of our hearts by giving us her son, our Redeemer. Al final, nuestros anhelos más sinceros sólo pueden ser respondidos por Dios. La Virgen María responde a los deseos profundos de nuestro corazón dándonos a su Hijo, nuestro Redentor.