Dayton XII Presents

On the feast of the Ascension, Fr. Ambrose reflects on the importance of maintaining hope in Christ.

On the feast of the Ascension, Fr. Joe asks the crucial questions: Where is Jesus? Has he ascended in our hearts?

Still in the Easter season, Fr. Ambrose offers a beautiful reflection on the Christian witness as us cooperating with grace and acting with love because God first loved us.

Reflecting on Jesus' statement "I am the vine, you are the branches," Fr. Joe offers a helpful meditation on the art of pruning.

On the third Sunday of Easter, Fr. Ambrose argues that "prayer and union with Christ in prayer is more important than any of the individual acts of service that go on in the Church."

"There's so much more to reality than what meets the eye," says Fr. Joe, as he reflects on faith, the mystery of the Eucharist, and the apostles' experience with the risen Christ.

In a moving reflection on Divine Mercy Sunday, Fr. Joe says that the only way the world will change "is through the mercy of God received by us and then extended to others."

On Easter Sunday, Fr. Ambrose reflects on the eternal glory of life everlasting.

On Good Friday, Fr. Ambrose encourages us to spend time in silence as we contemplate the suffering, death, and sacrifice of Jesus.

On Good Friday, Fr. Joe considers how Christ was a different kind of victim.

On Holy Thursday, Fr. Ambrose reflects on how Christ makes all things new.

On Palm Sunday (2021), Fr. John reflects on the Passion of Jesus.

Reflecting on the gospel reading for Palm Sunday, Fr Ambrose reminds us that "There truly is hope in the mercy which our Lord Jesus Christ offers to us."

"Even in the darkest time, if you have the eyes to see it, there is light." This is the central theme of Fr. Joe's moving meditation on Palm Sunday.

On this 5th Sunday of Lent, Fr. John encourages us to lower our defenses and let God "transform us into who He wants us to be: Christ for others."

On this 5th Sunday of Lent, Fr. Ambrose offers a moving reflection on grace and faith.

On this 4th Sunday of Lent, Fr. Ambrose reflects on our call to turn away from sin and embrace the Gospel. Understanding how sin affects us helps us appreciate the grace and power of Christ.

On this 3rd Sunday of Lent, Fr. Ambrose reflects on the aim of Lent. He says: "This is what we aim to do in all of Lent: to take that victory of Christ that he wants to win in us and let it get as deep and as thorough and as total throughout our soul as it can be."

Taken together, the readings for the second Sunday of Lent (God asking Abraham to sacrifice his own son; the transfiguration of Jesus) emphasize our need to trust in God. Fr. Ambrose reflects on this as he encourages us to keep our eyes on Christ.

On this second Sunday of Lent, Fr. Alex digs into the details and contexts of today's readings and finds beauty in the theme of dying to self.

We are always invited to have a deeper relationship to Jesus, to live in his light. Fr. Joe reflects on this on this second Sunday of Lent

On this first Sunday of Lent, Fr. Ambrose offers a beautiful reflection on the self-sacrificial love of God and our call to imitate it. He reminds us: "God can do incredible works of generosity and mercy through us."

On Ash Wednesday, Fr. Ambrose reflects on our exterior actions and the inward motions that order them towards true repentance. He says: "This is the goal and the ultimate reality of repentance...to live with such an incredible, burning holiness that everyone who looks at us sees not just us but Christ."

On this first day of Lent, Fr. Joe talks about the importance of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.

In today's gospel account Jesus was "moved by pity." Fr. Joe offers a beautiful reflection on our call to imitate Christ in being moved to compassionate action by the suffering of others.

Pain is unavoidable. Suffering is inevitable in this life. Fr. Ambrose reflects on how we might suffer well.

There are many different ways in which our hearts can be broken. Fr. Joe reflects on sadness, grief, and sin, and reminds us to live in hope: "Praise the Lord, no matter what's going on. Give him thanks, no matter what. Because He heals the broken-hearted."

Reflecting on prayer and the spirituality, Fr. Ambrose explores the natures of marriage and consecrated life.

Is the devil real or a just a myth? Examining the Church's teaching on this question, Deacon Bob reflects on sin, temptation, and the importance of prayer.

Reflecting on St. Paul's words on anxiety, Fr. Alex Harb talks about the struggles we all face with anxiety and worry.

We're immersed in a culture that encourages attachments to things. Offering a beautiful alternative, Fr. Ambrose expounds on the virtue of detachment.

Reflecting on how the original 12 Apostles each answered the call to follow Jesus, Fr. John encourages us to consider how God calls each of us. He says: "God gives us time to figure out who Jesus is, what Jesus is calling and asking us to do in our lives for building the kingdom of God."

Fr. Ambrose gives an important parish update and offers a beautiful reflection on how communities can pray through their struggles together.

Fr. Joe gives an important parish update. And he reflects on our need for healing, saying: "When we have trouble, we realize that prayer is right — we live in a valley of tears."

We are all connected through Baptism. On this feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Fr. Joe distinguishes between social and spiritual isolation, reflecting on how spiritual isolation [due to sin] can disrupt our true communion.

"What type of power do we use to include and exclude people in our lives?" This question is central to Fr. Tony's reflection on The Epiphany, as he reminds us that Christ came to save us all.

Reflecting on the feast of the Epiphany, Fr. Ambrose talks about how we can "find Christ in the smallness" and in prayer.

God exists outside of time. And yet, God chose Mary as the link, the bridge between time (as we understand it) and eternity. On this Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, Fr. Tony reflects on the concept of time and our ability to transcend it by grace.

On this Feast of the Holy Family, Fr. Tony offers a beautiful reflection on how our true treasure lies at the heart of the love we share within our families.

On the Feast of the Holy Family, Fr. Ambrose emphasizes the importance of taking the time to pray together as a family.

We celebrate the Holy Family as "a model of faith and of family life, of how to grow into a decent human being." So says Fr. Joe on this blessed feast day.

While the inn had no room for Christ, the manger welcomed him. Is your heart the inn or the manger? This question is at the heart of Fr. Joe's beautiful Christmas homily.

At midnight Mass, Fr. Tony reflects on the joy of Christmas and the comfort we can take in knowing that God is with us.

Reflecting on the hardships of 2020, Fr. Ambrose gives thanks for the joy of Christmas — that God dwells among us even in our darkest nights.

On the 4th Sunday of Advent, Fr. Ambrose finds hope in surrendering to God's will amid the strange reality of 2020.

On Guadete Sunday, Fr. Tony reminds us to "Rejoice in the Lord always!"

On the feast of the Immaculate Conception, Fr. Ambrose reflects on the Christian call: "Our job is to follow Mary's footsteps in following Christ, in giving up this grasping desire for control."

"Sin, of its nature, warps and changes and breaks and bends and wounds," says Fr. Ambrose, in a stirring Advent reflection on our call to conversion and the gift of freedom in Christ.

If you knew Jesus was coming tomorrow, what would you do differently? This question is at the heart of Fr. Tony's reflection on this 1st Sunday of Advent. He urges us to be watchful, to prepare for the coming of the Lord.

A homily for the first Sunday of Advent.

On this feast day celebrating Jesus Christ as the King of the Universe, Fr. Ambrose reflects on its implications.