Dominic was truly a man of the Church. He saw himself as an apostle trained by the Master himself. (He always carried either the Gospel of Matthew or the Letters of Paul with him.) He also felt part of the primitive apostolic community whose daunting task was to preach the Gospel to the world.

One of the great themes we see in Acts of the Apostles is that of conversion. And not merely the conversion of those like Cornelius in Acts, but Peter himself. Click to view...

Do we recognize Jesus? When we see our best friend, our spouse, our family members, our eyes light up in recognition. But what about when we see the Lord? Do we truly recognize him? Do we know him well enough that we can see him in our brothers and sisters, in the Eucharist, and even in ourselves? Click to view...

Why do we preach? The world and the culture around us are, at best, apathetic to the Faith, and at worst openly hostile. It is an exhausting and wearisome enterprise. And yet we preach the Word which Is Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh. Jesus who took upon himself our own weariness, our own exhaustion, and our own humiliations. Why would we not want to preach this Word? Click to view...