Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me. —Matthew 25:45 During Lent, we are called in a particular way to serve our neighbor through almsgiving: donating to the poor and performing acts of charity. Almsgiving is not limited to giving of… Read More Frassati Reflection: Giving Alms

Expanding upon a reflection I wrote last year: Pier Giorgio Frassati was the camel who passed through the eye of the needle, the rich man who was willing to unload the burden of his wealth in order to enter through the narrow way. He was surrounded by earthly goods, but he withstood any temptation to… Read More Frassati Reflection: Letting Go

They brought the boy to him. And when he saw him, the spirit immediately threw the boy into convulsions. As he fell to the ground, he began to roll around and foam at the mouth. Then he questioned his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” He replied, “Since childhood. It has often… Read More Frassati Reflection: Help My Unbelief

Over the past week, the Gospel readings have contained many scenes of healing from Jesus’s public ministry. We know that Jesus performed many miraculous healings during His life and continues to do so today. The healing springs of Our Lady of Lourdes, whose feast we celebrated on Saturday, have brought about countless healings that have… Read More Frassati Reflection: Healer of Souls

In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless wasteland, and darkness covered the abyss, while a mighty wind swept over the waters. Then God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light. God saw how good the light was. God then separated the light from the… Read More Frassati Reflection: Let Us Be Light

As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed pleaded to remain with him. But Jesus would not permit him but told him instead, “Go home to your family and announce to them all that the Lord in his pity has done for you.” Then the man went off and began… Read More Frassati Reflection: Go Home and Love Your Family

No one sews a piece of unshrunken cloth on an old cloak. If he does, its fullness pulls away, the new from the old, and the tear gets worse. —Mark 2:21 Many of us encounter times in the spiritual life when our faith feels worn and frayed, like an old cloak with holes in it.… Read More Frassati Reflection: Old Cloaks and New Fabric

Fun fact: I was baptized on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Since I was an infant at the time, I have no memory of the event, but I know that it was a momentous day in my life. It was the day I entered the Church, the beginning of the foundation of… Read More Frassati Reflection: Feast of the Baptism of the Lord

“A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.” —St. Basil the Great “We are not made for ourselves alone, we are made for the good of all our fellow creatures.” —St. Gregory… Read More Frassati Reflection: Basil and Gregory