Pentecost
A verse in the Book of Psalms says, Lord, send us your spirit and renew the face of the earth. This is a profound message that is translated into a song. Renewal is like getting a good night’s sleep....
View ArticleIn the Land of the Free
The number of connections that exist between Judaism and Catholicism surprises nearly everyone who takes the time to explore- or at least to wonder a bit- if there is significant overlap between these...
View ArticleThe Mystery of the Trinity
I would like to cite a warning sign before you read this column. I am writing to explain a complex topic: doctrine and the mystery of the Trinity. I did my best to simplify my notes and readings about...
View ArticleThe Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ “Sequences”
Four or five times per year at Mass, the choir will sing something called a sequence, or the sequence. Sequences are sung during Memorial Masses. This Sunday is a holyday of obligation called The Body...
View ArticleTenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Our first reading today shows us the consequences of our first parents’, Adam and Eve’s disobedience to the Lord. We know that in the beginning, God placed them in the Garden of Eden. They were not yet...
View ArticleEleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
“IT’S ALL ABOUT THE CHURCH” “The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but no vision.” (Helen Keller) The Church of Jesus Christ in the new age is the fulfillment of the Kingdom...
View ArticleTwelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“They Were Calmed and He Brought Them to Their Desired Haven” -Psalm 107:30 We have close to instantaneous global communication capabilities in much of the world, sufficient to enable us to rapidly...
View ArticleThirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Today and last week I have been pondering the issues of abortion on both the State, national and worldly level, and what it has done to humanity over the last six decades. As I read the Old Testament...
View ArticleFourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
In today’s Gospel, the people in Jesus’ hometown questioned Jesus’ credibility. Because of familiarity, they did not give him due respect. They said he was just one of us. Their attitude towards Him...
View ArticleFifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
In our Catholic Church, we have ministers: Pope, Bishops, Priests, Deacons, lay missionaries. They are people who have been chosen and called to minister to others. When have they been chosen? St Paul...
View ArticleSixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
There are many tremendous and astounding things happening in our world today. Aided by explosive, accelerating technology we continue to advance medical and other health improvement capabilities. We...
View ArticleSeventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Some of our parishioners have asked me what is a parochial vicar? A parochial vicar is a priest who is assigned to a parish by the Bishop to assist the pastor of a parish (Fr. Dennis) in the day to day...
View ArticleRCIA begins Sept 25th
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View ArticleThe Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
In the first reading today from Exodus (EX 16:2-3) they complained because they did not have enough food. The supplies they carried with them from Egypt began to run out, and they had to be sustained...
View ArticleNineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The five Sundays in the Ordinary Time, from the 17th Sunday through the 21st, reflect on the Book of John Chapter 6, which is about Jesus, the bread of life. When the Israelites grumbled in the desert...
View ArticleTwentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
We all are familiar with the quote of the great convert, St Augustine: “Behold who you are, become what you receive.” It is so proper that we would have this chapter 6 of St John’s gospel as we...
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