13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis 1:13-5; 2:23-24, 2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15 Mk 5:21-43 Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ, When the woman with a years-long hemorrhage touches Jesus, the LIFE that is in him flows through her like an electric current. Connected to that flowing radiation of the fullness of life, her [...]
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time Job 38: 1, 8-11, 2 Cor 5:14-17, Mk 4: 35-41 Dear Sisters and Brothers, A certain school teacher is trying to get her class to play the story of the Stilling of the Storm. He explains to the kids how they should play the roles of Jesus, the [...]
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Ez 17: 22-24, 2 Cor 5: 6-10, Mk 4: 26-34 Dear Sisters and Brothers, Partners with God Here is a version of the creation that goes like this. When God was creating the world, he did it bit by bit. He made the trees, the grass, the [...]
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Ex 24: 3-8, Heb 9: 11-15, Mk 14: 12-16, 22-26 Dear Sisters and Brothers, Today, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ popularly known as Corpus Christi. It was introduced in the late 13th century to encourage the faithful to give [...]
Solemnity of the Most Blessed Trinity Dt 4: 32-34, 39-40, Rm 14-17, Mt 28: 16-20 Dear Sisters and Brothers, The story is told of St Augustine of Hippo, a great philosopher and theologian. He was preoccupied with the doctrine of the Blessed Trinity. He wanted so much to understand the doctrine of one [...]
Pentecost Sunday Acts 2:1-11, Gal 5:16-25, Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15 Dear Sisters and Brothers, The Holy Spirit! Finally, we come to celebrate this great solemnity honoring the Holy Spirit of God. We complete the great 50 days of Easter. We have celebrated 7 weeks of 7 days to show that the Spirit is the [...]
Acts 1: 1-11; Eph 1: 17-23, Mark 16: 15-20 Dear Sisters and Brothers, Today we celebrate Christ’s Ascension into heaven. He has completed his mission by fulfilling his father’s will. So, as a good son, He has returned to render a full account of his work to his father. As Christ’s disciple, we [...]
Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 10: 25-26, 34-35, 44-48, 1Jn 4:7-10, Jn 15, 9-17 Dear Sisters and Brothers, I once met a man who told me he had declared war on his pastor because he allows people to receive communion in the hand standing rather than on the tongue kneeling. “They are denying [...]
Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 9:26-31, 1 Jn 3:18-24 3:18-24, Jn 15:1-8 Dear Sisters and Brothers, We are invited today to consider our belonging to the Lord and to the Church. The first reading immediately presents us with a picture of Saul. Newly converted to Jesus, provoking fear in the Christian community at [...]
Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 13:14, 43-52, Rev 7:9, 14-17, Jn 10:27-30 Dear Sisters and Brothers, In the Good Shepherd We Understand the Priesthood: Today is World Day of Prayer for Vocations, a day that Christians are invited to reflect on the meaning of God’s call and to pray for vocations. To help [...]