There are very few saints from our tradition that knew and loved the Lord, Jesus as St. Catherine. I am so grateful to have discovered her as she has helped me to love the same Lord, and to know and love and serve his Church. St. Catherine found so much Read more…
We are clearly created for relationship with God! Today’s readings give many insights how God continues to accompany us by the presence of the Risen Jesus. Rather than recreate the homily here, I invite you to please watch today’s Mass and listen to today’s homily below. Hang in there! May Read more…
We celebrate today the Feast of St. Mark, Evangelist. I cannot help but think that Mark lived as a great witness to Christ before, or at least, while he was writing his Gospel. Once again in this Easter season we hear the great commission of Jesus: Go into the whole Read more…
Dear friends, I pray you are persevering in faith during these days of the coronavirus pandemic. The Gospel for Mass today is the beginning of the Eucharistic discourse in John, Chapter 6. I hope you will take time to listen to the homily in the video of today’s Mass, found Read more…
Jesus continues to teach Nicodemus about his true origins from God above. “The one who comes from above is above all. The one who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of earthly things.” (John 3: 31) We need a balanced ‘theology’ or understanding of God. God is indeed Read more…
The conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus continues today with perhaps one of the greatest lines of the Gospel: For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. My friends, do not Read more…
For the second time in just a few days, we read from two different moments in the Acts of the Apostles (2:42-47; 4:32-37) how members of the early Christian Church offered their personal possessions to meet the needs of others. Charity is at the heart and core of the mission of the Read more…
Jesus speaks with Nicodemus in today’s Gospel (John 3:1-8), about the necessity to be “born from above” in order to see the Kingdom of God. We are curious as was Nicodemus as to how we can experience such a ‘rebirth.’ The answer lies in Jesus Christ, not only his teaching, Read more…
I hope you were able to join us for our Holy Hour today. If not, you can watch the video below. If nothing else, these days are calling us to greater moments of prayer, and this Holy Hour touched something deep within that call.
This Divine Mercy Sunday concludes the Octave of Easter. The Risen Jesus lives! Do not persist in your unbelief, but believe that you may have life. We like St. Thomas, who was not present the first time the Risen Lord appeared to the apostles, have not seen the Risen Lord, Read more…