Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! This Sunday, as we celebrate the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul (June 29, 2025), our hearts are drawn to the powerful readings that reveal the steadfast faith of these foundational apostles. The [...]
The Most Holy Trinity My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! This book is a collection of exquisite sayings bringing readers closer to God. The book begins and ends with a focus on Lady Wisdom, the ideal partner for anyone in search of a meaningful [...]
Pentecost Sunday My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! Now the apostles receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Luke identifies this as a significant event by declaring it to be a time of fulfillment. A dramatic stage has arrived in God’s plan of salvation. [...]
7th Sunday of Easter My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! Stephen has finished his speech rehearsing Israel’s history. He urges the people to accept the message of salvation, unlike their forefathers who consistently turned away from God. Their forefathers killed the prophets; this crowd [...]
6th Sunday of Easter My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! The apostles and elders lead the whole Jerusalem Church to an agreement. Paul and Barnabas are sent back to the community at Antioch. In company with Judas and Silas, they return with a letter [...]
5th Sunday of Easter My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! After preaching in Derbe, Paul and Barnabas finish their missionary work in the province of Asia. Now they retrace their steps, visiting each place where they had preached before. This is amazing, given the [...]
4th Sunday of Easter My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! Paul and Barnabas proclaimed the gospel in Antioch of Pisidia, a key city in the Roman province of Asia. Their initial experience was very positive; the congregation even invited them to return the next [...]
3rd Sunday of Easter My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! This reading is part of yet another dramatic episode from Acts, exhibiting the failure of earthly efforts to curtail the power of the gospel. The high council had the apostles arrested for refusing to abide [...]
2nd Sunday of Easter (Sunday of Divine Mercy) My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! The apostle Peter plays a prominent role in the opening chapters of Acts. He has addressed fellow Jews on the feast of Pentecost, cured a man lame from birth, [...]
Easter Sunday My dear parishioners, God is Good!!! All the time!!! And all the time!!! God is Good!!! In this reading, Luke’s second book reaches a dramatic point. For the first time, the Gospel is proclaimed to a gentile audience. Without God’s initiative in this matter, it is likely the apostles would have continued to [...]