DePorres Durham, OP

Love God. Love Neighbor. As I studied the life of Saint Martin DePorres, and as I reflect on the readings that we have today, I learn a great deal about the value and the attraction of people who take these two commandments seriously. thefriar.org/2024/11/04/lov…

To see as God sees. That's probably the best definition of wisdom that I've heard. To see as God sees. And, if we're going to really see as God sees, then the Book of Wisdom tells us this, that true wisdom is found in the fear of the Lord. thefriar.org/2024/08/19/to-…

The Solemnity of the Sacred Heart is about the powerful love of Jesus for each one of us. And the blood and water which flowed from the body of Jesus is our birth into baptism and the Eucharist. thefriar.org/2024/06/07/blo…

Who will you count on? In life we tend to look for someone to save us, sometimes even from ourselves. We want someone who's going to take care of everything for us and make things better and good and right. Trust in Jesus or in Humans? thefriar.org/2024/06/06/who…

Today Jesus tells us the truth about marriage, and from this comes the Church's teaching on annulments. thefriar.org/2024/05/25/the…

A fat heart or a life of meaning? Today's readings provide the choice we all need to make. thefriar.org/2024/05/23/the…

It is time to rediscover the power of the sacrament of Confession. It is a way to help us to remember how much it is that God loves us. thefriar.org/2024/04/07/red…

I was a guest on Brothers Banter, discussing St John Baptist de la Salle, patron saint of teachers, and how the his writing and work has relevance for us today. podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brosb… @CBCHighSchool @bsmredknights @dlsislanders @CDHraiders @TotinoGrace @hillmurray1

We need to see the world through the eyes of faith. You can't see the covenant with Abraham with just senses. t had to be difficult for Abraham to believe about all these descendants when at this point in his life, he had no children. It required the eyes of faith.

We are to seek holiness in our ordinary lives. We can forget that the saints were fully human. Mary, Joseph. They had to discover and develop this relationship with God in the same way you and I do. They had to figure out who was this Jesus. thefriar.org/2024/03/19/hol…

"Where are you?" That was the question in the book of Genesis when Adam and Eve sinned. Where are you? They hid. In fact, it's what we all do, on some level, when we are confronted with our own sin.We hide from God, and from each other. thefriar.org/2024/03/18/don…

We need a savior. And if we are like St. Dominic, we recognize this best when we are occupied with speaking to God or about God. thefriar.org/2024/03/17/why…

Today's readings remind us to keep God close. Moses is delayed and the people are discouraged. They take matters into their own hands, which ends badly. Do we sometimes do the same? thefriar.org/2024/03/14/kee…

The temple was critically important for this coming together of the law of God and the lived example of people. The true temple is the Lord Jesus himself, for it is in Jesus humanity and divinity come together. thefriar.org/2024/03/12/jes…

We could go on and on with the struggles and the challenges that people face. But the solution to them all is the same. Call. Call upon Jesus. thefriar.org/2024/03/11/cal…

Moses lifting up the serpent so people can be saved. The lifting of Jesus on the cross. We have very powerful parallels that teach us something fundamental to the core of our faith. And the fundamental core is that we need a Savior. thefriar.org/2024/03/10/the…

Whose side are you on? That's really what the readings are about today. Whose side are we on? Are we on the side of Jesus or not? Do we stand with our Lord or not? thefriar.org/2024/03/07/who…

In Confession, we come with the Church represented in the priest who celebrates the sacrament. But even more important, when we come to the sacrament of confession, our loving God holds us for we are beloved daughters and sons of God. thefriar.org/2024/03/05/god…

The river was too puny. The country was too small. The king was being set up. Only Elisha was able to see as God sees. thefriar.org/2024/03/04/do-…

The mid-term exam. We are about halfway through the season of Lent. And the purpose of Lent is change. It's repentance. We should be qualitatively different at the end of the season of Lent than we were at the start. How's it going? Still time for Jesus. thefriar.org/2024/03/03/mid…