Acts 2:14, 22-33, 1 Peter 1:17-21, Luke 24:13-35 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, “God raised him up!” “Were not our hearts burning within us?” The experiences of these early followers of Jesus was incredible. They went through complete doubt, through denial, through sadness, through lack of hope—and then…. Jesus begins to show up in their [...]
Feast of Divine Mercy Acts 2:42-47; Ps 118:1-24; 1 Pet 1:3-9; John 20:19-31 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, On this Second Sunday of Easter, the responsorial psalm and Gospel center on the theme of mercy. In Psalm 118 we say three times, “His mercy endures forever.” The Gospel, from John 20:19-31, [...]
The Weight of the Pandemic is the Burden We All Bear We are living in an unprecedented time in history. The COVID-19, or the coronavirus, has interrupted our lives and turned our world completely upside down. It is simply unimaginable that an invisible virus could have such a deadly effect on such a global [...]
HOLY THURSDAY OF THE LORD’S SUPPER 04/08/2020 Ex 12:1-8, 11-14, 1Cor 11:23-26, John 13: 1-15 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, I want to reflect on the virtue of faith as it is demanded by the eucharist, and the virtue of love as it is demonstrated in the washing of the feet. Holy [...]
Good Friday 04/10/2020 Is 52:13- 53:12, Heb 4:14-16, 5:7-9; Jn 18:1-19:42 Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, Today we celebrate the Good Friday of our Lord’s Passion, the moment when Jesus our Lord was condemned to death by Pontius Pilate at the instigation of His opponents, and put to suffer and was tortured, made to [...]
Easter Vigil ~ 04/11/2020 Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9, Rv. 1:5-8, Lk 4:16-21 Dear Sisters and Brothers, This is a day of celebration. This is the day our Brother broke the chains of death and rose in triumph from the grave. He did this, not just for himself, but for all of us. [...]
Easter Sunday ~ 04/12/2020 Acts 10:34.37-43, Col 3: 1-4, Jn 20: 1-9 My Sisters and Brothers in the Lord, Christ is risen, alleluia! “They put him to death by hanging him on a tree. This man God raised on the third day and granted that he be visible, not to all the [...]
Gospel at the Procession with Palms: Matthew 21:1-11 Isaiah 50:4-7 Philippians 2:6-11, Gospel at the Mass: Matthew 26:14-27:66 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, “Jesus cried out again in a loud voice, and gave up his spirit.” These words from the account of the Passion of Jesus Christ according to Matthew are so strong. [...]
Ez 37: 12-14, Rom 8: 8-11, Jn 11: 1-45 Dear Sisters and Brothers, Every one of us at one time or another in our lives has suffered some type of loss. It could be the loss of a spouse or a child, a parent or grandparent, brother or sister. These are the most [...]
1 Sam 16: 1. 6-7. 10-13, Eph 5: 8-14, Jn 9: 1-41 Dear Sisters and Brothers, Israel needed a king. The first king of Israel, Saul, on whom such great hopes and expectations had been placed, had proved a failure and had been rejected by God. The prophet Samuel was commissioned by God [...]