A leper comes to Jesus, begging him to make him clean (the Gospel for this Sunday). Moved with pity, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, speaking words of healing.  It is stunning to note that, with this episode between Jesus and the leper, we are still in the very first chapter of the Gospel Read More…

The leper who approaches Jesus in the Gospel this Sunday is overwhelmed by unimaginable misery. But there is something even more overwhelming about him: Despite his crushing affliction, he remains a person of expectation. He has decided to live his life — not in despair, but — in hope. ~ Find Fr. Peter John Cameron’s reflection on the Read More…

Jesus enters the house where Simon’s mother-in-law “lay sick with a fever” (the Gospel for this Sunday). This miracle of mercy, related so early in the Gospel of Mark, is intended for us as well. It is a little foundation on which we can build our faith. Jesus does three compassionate things in this Gospel Read More…

We might wonder why would Jesus pray? This Sunday we hear: Rising very early before dawn, he left and went off to a deserted place, where he prayed. What was it about solitude and silence that attracted him? There’s something that we want to reach out and touch, just as Jesus did. ~ Find Fr. Peter John Read More…

Jesus enters a synagogue and teaches, and the people are astonished at his teaching because “he taught them as one having authority” (the Gospel for this Sunday). But what exactly did Jesus teach? The answer: We don’t have a clue. And that is just the point: What astonishes the hearers in the synagogue is not the content Read More…

A demon cries out to Jesus, I know who you are! Sometimes we think we have Jesus all figured out. But the more we grow in our knowledge of Jesus, the more we can receive his love. Jesus offers two great ways to know and love him more.  ~ Find Fr. Peter John Cameron’s reflection on the Sunday Gospel Read More…

Try to imagine the scene depicted in this Sunday’s Gospel. Jesus is passing by the Sea of Galilee, and there he sees four fishermen hard at work: Simon, Andrew, James, and John. Jesus addresses them, Come after me. On the spot, they do. They “abandon” their nets, their boat, their colleagues, their occupation, even their father, Read More…

Where would we be without someone to follow who leads to God and to the things of God? Jesus calls his disciples to follow. Aleteia is our graced accompaniment in the great adventure of faith. ~ Find Fr. Peter John Cameron’s reflection on the Sunday Gospel each week here. Find his series of brief reflections on prayer here. And his Read More…

The very first words that Jesus utters in the Gospel of John (the Gospel for this Sunday) are a question: What are you looking for? Jesus speaks these words to two of John the Baptist’s disciples after Jesus “turned and saw them following him.” On the surface, the question seems simple enough, but there is much more to it Read More…

When Jesus invites new disciples into his life with the words “Come and see,” their lives change for ever. And they want to live from the memory of that event always. That’s why they remembered the exact time of day that the breakthrough encounter happened.  ~ Find Fr. Peter John Cameron’s reflection on the Sunday Gospel each Read More…

If we meditate on the mystery of the Mass, we come to see how the mystery of the Epiphany that we celebrate this Sunday mirrors the Mass. The liturgy is not only a celebration of the mystery of the Epiphany — it is the mystery of the Epiphany in act. The event of the Epiphany begins with a Read More…

It is the Solemnity of the Epiphany — a word that means “manifestation.” And what is being manifested to us in the Child Jesus? The meaning of our life! We join with the Magi in worshiping the Baby in the arms of Mary. ~ Find Fr. Peter John Cameron’s reflection on the Sunday Gospel each week here. Find Read More…