The Ascension of the Lord My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! Luke carries forward his narrative of salvation with this second volume. After “dealing with all that Jesus did and taught” he now turns his attention to the work of the Lord's apostles. [...]
6th Sunday of Easter My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! Peter enters the house of a gentile. This is a watershed moment for the apostle. Without God taking the initiative, Peter would not have crossed the threshold of the house of someone “unclean.” But the [...]
5th Sunday of Easter My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! By God’s grace, Paul’s life was changed as he made his way to Damascus. Now he arrives in Jerusalem. This reading records experiences there that will lead to his becoming the apostle to the [...]
4th Sunday of Easter My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! Peter and John had healed a lame man. For this, the two apostles and the lame man are taken into custody and held overnight. The next day they stand before the high [...]
3rd Sunday of Easter My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! A man lame from birth has just been healed as Peter and John prayed for him in the name of “Jesus Christ of Nazareth.” As the man, now healed, clings to the [...]
2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! Once released from custody, Peter and John return to the community of believers and they all offer up a prayer of thanksgiving to God. After that prayer, the community boldly [...]
Easter Sunday My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! Our first reading is the classic narrative of deliverance for Israel. The sea withdraws so they can cross on dry land; the same sea engulfs the entire army of Pharaoh, their bodies scattered lifeless on [...]
Palm Sunday My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! Traditionally, this reading is regarded as one of four suffering servant songs, the other three being found in chapters 42, 49, and 53. Taken together, they present readers with what could be regarded as [...]
5th Sunday of Lent My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! In the first reading, prophet Jeremiah was quite familiar with the hardships of speaking up for God. His book is filled with personal reflections on the suffering he endured as a spokesman [...]
4th Sunday of Lent My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! In the first reading, this book reviews the history of the kingdom of Judah from a brighter perspective, accenting the spiritual achievements of kings and leaders. Yet even this positive view could [...]