Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ My dear parishioners, God Is Good!!! All the Time!!! And All the Time!!! God Is Good!!! The opening lines of today’s Gospel are some of the most hotly debated words in the entire Gospel of John. Obviously they were meant to be eucharistic. The debate is [...]
The Most Holy Trinity My dear parishioners, God Is Good!!! All the Time!!! And All the Time!!! God Is Good!!! With the golden calf incident settled, Moses returns, at God’s invitation, to Mount Sinai. He brings with him a second set of stone tablets. The first were made by God; this set was made [...]
Pentecost Sunday My dear parishioners, God Is Good!!! All the Time!!! And All the Time!!! God Is Good!!! This reading marks another peak moment in God’s plan of salvation as the apostles are empowered to proclaim the Gospel to the nations of the world. They have already prepared themselves for this wonderful gift through prayer, [...]
Solemnity of Ascension My dear parishioners, God Is Good!!! All the Time!!! And All the Time!!! God Is Good!!! Philip was one of those seven worthy members of the community chosen to take care of the distribution of goods to people in need (Acts 6:1-7). However, through the power of the Holy Spirit, Philip [...]
6th Sunday of Easter My dear parishioners, God Is Good!!! All the Time!!! And All the Time!!! God Is Good!!! Philip was one of those seven worthy members of the community chosen to take care of the distribution of goods to people in need (Acts 6:1-7). However, through the power of the Holy [...]
5th Sunday of Easter My dear parishioners, God Is Good!!! All the Time!!! And All the Time!!! God Is Good!!! Through the power of the Holy Spirit, the Church continues to grow in numbers. Luke spoke earlier of the remarkable generosity of the community of faith. They made their resources available for the less [...]
4th Sunday of Easter My dear parishioners, God Is Good!!! All the Time!!! And All the Time!!! God Is Good!!! Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, boldly proclaims that salvation is found in no one else but Jesus Christ. Addressing the leaders and elders, he declares that the one they rejected has become the [...]
3rd Sunday of Easter My dear parishioners, God Is Good!!! All the Time!!! And All the Time!!! God Is Good!!! Peter, along with the Eleven, raises his voice to proclaim the Gospel; the new Israel addresses the old Israel. The saving work of Jesus continues through the Twelve Apostles who have just received the [...]
Divine Mercy Sunday My dear parishioners, God Is Good!!! All the Time!!! And All the Time!!! God Is Good!!! A group of nearly three thousand among those who heard Peter’s Pentecost sermon (Acts 2:14-36) were moved by God’s grace to accept Baptism. This reading gives an overview of the character of this new community [...]
Easter Sunday My dear parishioners, Happy Easter!!! In this scene, Peter proclaims the Gospel to the household of a gentile, the Roman centurion, Cornelius. The initiative for this breakthrough moment came from God and not the apostle. Three days earlier, Peter learned from a vision that he should not regard any person un-clean and [...]