Father Diaz's Weekly Blog

Statistically, in St. Matthew’s Gospel, words and expressions which emphasize obedience, the doing of God’s will, are among his favorite.1…

Back then the Jewish people began their 24-hour day the evening before at 6:00 pm in the evening. So, five…

We hear in our Gospel, we have to forgive, “not seven times but seventy-seven times.” One guy responded, “Great, not…

On the backside of a one-dollar bill, we are reminded that we are being watched; that eye on top of…

Peter spoke on automatic pilot because he did not want anything bad to happen to Jesus. “God forbid, Lord! No…

Matthew 16:18, “I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church.” or “You,…

Jesus puts Jews and gentiles under the same roof, and the first to get there is the Canaanite woman from…

To walk on water like Peter means to miraculously suspend the force of gravity so the surface tension of the…

A spiritual director asked a directee, “How many souls have you led to Christ during this prolonged intense experience of…

In 1905, the world’s largest diamond, a 3,106-Carat Diamond called the Cullinan diamond, weighing over a pound and worth $2…

James Worthington of Western Kentucky University, president of the North Central Weed Science Society. “When [weeds] get big enough that…

The seed that fell on the path, which the birds ate up, is the evil once snatching away the word…