by Fr. Xavier Lavagetto, O.P.

On the evening of the first day of the week, the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear …. for fear!

Who wouldn’t be afraid? … Jesus was crucified as a threat to religion and state. If you were his disciples, you’d be frightened. You might be next! … But isn’t fear our reality too?

“Jesus Is Risen! Now What?”
by Fr. Dominic DeLay, O.P.

Jesus is risen! Now what? Chocolate? That’s a great start, but it’s hard sometimes to bite into and taste the real meaning of Easter for our lives, isn’t it?

by Fr. Xavier Lavagetto, O.P.

Mother Teresa said, “Peace begins with a smile.” Simple words, yet insightful. A smile welcomes without words.

“The Problem with Healing”
by Fr. Dominic DeLay, O.P.

Once again, it’s given to the disciples to ask the stupid question: Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?

by Fr. Xavier Lavagetto, O.P.

Have you had enough rain? You might be a little waterlogged. But the California Earth still needs more. The ground waters just not all at once. Admit it, we take water for granted a mere turn of the spigot. But it for Israel during the Exodus water was life and they had none.

by Fr. Bob Glynn, S.J.

I know this will come as a surprise to many of you. But I was something of an unusual child. And, I mean, I looked normal and let you think I acted normal. But I had high anxiety from the time you can have high anxiety I had massive anxiety.

“When I Get Grown”
by Fr. Dominic DeLay, O.P.

This is crazy talk from Jesus. I mean he started this pipedream sermon on the mountain with “blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you.” Then he compared anger with killing. And now he’s telling us to love our enemies and to be perfect, to give ourselves over to more abuse by offering them the other cheek to hit?! I’m sorry, Jesus, but that’s just crazy talk.

Did Fr. Dominic pique your interest in the short films he preached about on Sunday?

“Choose Life in Christ”
by Deacon John Kerrigan

What was it that motivated Megan O’Neil, Stanford Class of 2013, to leave a job at Apple to pursue a graduate degree in theology, a decision that led to her current role as the head of marketing for Hallow, the number one Catholic app in the world? In the spirit of the passages from Scripture we just heard proclaimed, Megan… chose life.

by Fr. Bob Glynn, S.J.

About 10 days ago, I was in my very tiny room at the Jesuit residence at the retreat center in Los Altos, minding my own business as always—I had the door locked—and it was about 7:30 in the morning, and I was preparing for the day.