“Untie him and let him go!” says Jesus in today’s Gospel’s reading after he brought life back to a dead Lazarus. Poor Lazarus wrapped up in burial shroud with new life bursting within, found himself all tied up. “Untie her and let her go!” How many ways do we get ourselves all bound up! Perhaps […]

You might remember the movie The Matrix, which still remains a cult classic with many people. In the film, a person is given a choice of seeing reality as it is or how we normally view it. While for the film reality was, in fact, a computer simulation; the plot is a modern version of Plato’s Allegory

This time of year in California it is common to check the newspaper not only for Spring Training baseball scores but also for reports on the accumulated snow pack on the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Interest in snow accumulation so far north of us is understandable as it is the Spring run-off from these mountains that

Second Sunday of Lent and today we hear in the Gospel reading from Matthew about the story of the Transfiguration. Jesus went to a remote mountain with three disciples (James, John, and Peter) to prayer and there was a vision of the exalted Christ alongside Elijah and Moses. On the mountaintop, the three disciples got

Today’s reading from the Gospel of Matthew is the story of Jesus’ temptation in the desert. It begins by stating: “Jesus fasted forty days and forty nights and afterward he was famished.” Sounds like an understatement to me! After forty days without food! So what is the point and why did Matthew have Jesus begin

So again, why Lent? Doesn’t it seem phony trying to pray more, give more to the poor and abstain from excesses of food or drink or entertainment? Doesn’t it sound like those long-forgotten New Year’s resolutions? Lent is not about feigning concern either for God, the poor, or our prayer life but a season that

This past weekend we hosted a young couple for MDA’s first Discernment weekend of the year! We host two Discernment Weekends each year for those considering long-term service with Mission Doctors Association. During this weekend we are able to have more individual time with our candidates and allow them the opportunity to hear more about long-term medical mission service. We were excited to

“Some people do the accounting, some people donate, but we are all part of the bucket brigade – all doing the work together.” When speaking about his service, this is what our honoree, Dr. Peter Meade said. Like many Mission Doctors, Dr. Meade knew he wanted to be a Mission Doctor in medical school, where

Today, Martin Luther King, Jr. day we are reminded of the struggle of the civil rights movement and the courage of Dr. King and so many others. However, unfortunately, as Archbishop Gomez stated so clearly “We have come a long way in our country, but we have not come nearly far enough. Too many hearts

January 14, 2023, is the 59th anniversary of the passing of the founder of Mission Doctors and Lay Mission-Helpers Associations, Msgr. Anthony Brouwers. This day gives us the opportunity to not only recognize Msgr. Brouwers but also his entire life and the legacies he has left behind. This day of remembrance gives us pause to