Jesus acknowledges that some of the most profound truths are hidden from the cunning and self-assured and made known to the littlest of children. We see this today, for example, in the inquisitive and playful way a child rests on his mother’s womb to feel the baby kick within. That child knows the value of human life even within the womb, while some of the worlds best and brightest do not.
Read MoreIn his affectionate words of farewell, St. Paul the Apostle leaves us with one of the earliest and clearest expressions of faith in the Blessed Trinity found in the New Testament and he prays for the granting of all kinds of supernatural gifts.
Read MoreSt. Francis of Assisi famously called the poor the Church’s real treasures and today’s Psalm reminds us of this, as God, in his goodness, has “made a home for the poor.”
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