Today’s Readings – Sunday of Week 5 of Easter (Year B)

Commentary on Acts 9:26-31; 1 John 3:18-24; John 15:1-8

Now that Jesus is risen, it means that he is now in his people. Of course, Jesus is present in every person in some way:

...just as you did it to one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it to me. (Matt 25:40)


But he is present in a special way in his own disciples, that is, those who accept him as their Lord.

Today’s Gospel says that our relationship to him is similar to a tree and its branches. The branch cannot be separated from the parent tree and continue to live. Is that why many, with the name of Christian, fall away? They have never really been part of the vine?

At the same time, it is not enough to be a branch on the tree. There must also be fruit produced. It is not enough to be a … Continue

Yesterday’s Readings – Saint Peter Canisius, Priest and Doctor

Peter Canisius was a Jesuit priest and an important figure in the Counter Reformation, which tried to stem the tide of Protestantism sweeping over Germany, Austria, Bohemia and Switzerland. The restoration of Catholicism in Germany after the Reformation is largely attributed to his work. … Continue