Forgiveness is one of the defining characteristics of Christianity, both that we can receive forgiveness and that we must of-fer it. Let’s dispel some misconceptions about forgiveness, to indicate why we NEED to offer forgiveness, and to...
ECCLESIA is the Greek word which translates the Hebrew word for ‘assembly’; meaning the whole People of God gathered together in His Name. The same word is used in Latin, and we translate it into English as &lsquo...
One of the most successful musicals of recent years is called “Wicked”. It tells the story of the early life of some of the characters who crop up in the equally famous film &ldquo...
FATHER’S DAY PRAYER
We give our thanks, Our God, for the fathers in our lives.
We ask for Your blessings for them all
and forgiveness where it is needed.
We remember the many sacrifices fathers make for their...
Corpus Christi Procession - June 11
Following the 12:30 pm Mass, we will do a neighborhood walk.
Please join us in this wonderful and important profession of faith
Instinctively, our ancestors, guided by the Holy Spirit, wished to give thanks...
The Feast of Pentecost, which we celebrated last week, brought to a conclusion the yearly cycle of the Paschal Mystery, in which we commemorate: the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Our Lord; His Glorification in Heaven; and His Gift of...
We name the Holy Spirit “Lord and Giver of Life” in the creed. This declaration reminds us that the gift of life itself is of God. God created us in His own image and likeness when He breathed...
The Ascension of Our Lord to the right side of His Father in heaven, is the climax of His earthly existence. After His resurrection He said to Mary Magdalene, ‘I have not yet ascended to My Father.’ Now...
Today, the last Sunday before the Feast of the Ascension, Our Lord tells His disciples that He is about to leave the world to return to the Father. But this does not mean that the disciples will be bereaved of...
Paschaltide, or Eastertide, lasts for seven weeks. At the beginning, we hear of the accounts of the Resurrection and Appearances of the Risen Lord to His apostles and disciples. After this initial period, we hear of the teaching which our...
For many centuries the Church has celebrated devotions to Our Blessed Lady during the month of May.
Many recall the prayers written in Mary's praise such as the Memorare and the Litany of Loreto...
Today, the 3rd Sunday of Easter, we’re still at this wonderful part of Eastertide when our Sunday readings are recounting or us the different Resurrection appearances of the Lord to His disciples.
This Sunday...
The Evangelist John makes us share in the emotion felt by the Apostles in their meeting with Christ after his Resurrection.
Our attention focuses on the gesture of the Master, who transmits to the fearful, astounded...
Here are some words Pope John Paul II preached at the Easter Vigil in 2004. “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen” These words of the two men dressed...
Palm Sunday recalls Our Lord’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem at the very beginning of the same week in which He would be arrested, tortured, condemned to death and executed on the cross.
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It is Passiontide and the images in church are hidden from our sight. When Easter comes the joyful contrast will be all the greater.
Meanwhile we focus more on God. When we look around church today...
"As Jesus walked along he saw a man who had been blind from birth."
The disciples react in a very human way. "Who sinned, this man, or his parents, for him to...
Christ is the Lord of glory as we hear in today's Gospel of the Transfiguration. At first sight it seems strange to hear this account in Lent, the season of austerity, and preparation for Holy Week. Yet we must...