...in San Antonio, Texas. He completed his studies at Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland, and was ordained a priest on May 25, 1963. Father Rother served as an...
Blessed Stanley Rother
Called to Compassion
...been touched. In our gospel today, we witness the compassionate heart of Jesus. “At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them”. He not only...
Gospel According to Luke: Chapter 4
...Jewish culture at the time) and pauses, meeting the expectant gazes of everyone gathered in the synagogue. Probably he had read the scripture passage with a force of expression that...
Reflection on the Gospel: Luke 3:15-16, 21-22
It is one of the great experiences in life: to be chosen for something. Remember walking down the school hallway to where the list of who made the basketball team,...