For some reason, these last few days have been a spiritual struggle for me. But, that is the reality of the spiritual life; it is a constant ebb and flow of ups and downs, of consolation and desolation, of fidelity and temptations. Through the course of every spiritual journey, God is Read more
In this Sunday’s Gospel, we find Jesus and his disciples traveling in the northern section of Israel, near the Syrian border, at a place known as Caesarea Philippi. This area was known at the time for its worship of many different gods. No wonder Jesus chose this location to ask Read more
On Sunday, I joined the parishioners of Our Lady of Fatima for their 60th anniversary celebration. Joining the parishioners for the celebration were their pastor, Fr. Thomas George, Deacon Ed McCarthy, and Msgr. James O’Neil, Fr. Michael Carr, Fr. John Savio, and the previous pastor, Fr. Bob Fox, who also Read more
HOMILY: 12th Sunday Ordinary Time, Year B In our first reading today from the Book of Job, God asks Job: “Who created the sea, setting its limits, clothing it with clouds and darkness?” It is a facetious question, as God is clearly Creator and Lord of all things. God questions Read more
Every Sunday, in fact, every celebration of the Eucharist is a ‘Little Easter.’ During the Easter Season, the Church not only recalls the resurrection of Jesus Christ, but is actually renewed in the life of the Risen Christ, through the life of the Holy Spirit. This life of the Risen Christ Read more
The hits just keep on coming this weekend. Today I had the distinct pleasure of presiding at the wedding ceremony of a beautiful young couple, who tonight are now Mr. & Mrs. Tyler Ward. Maria is the daughter of a permanent deacon who is the Director of Pastoral Ministries for Read more
Our world today needs a Savior as much as any time in salvation history. In our day, many want to deny the existence of God or at least ignore God in order to have the false freedom to live as they wish. But the truth is that the immortal God Read more
On this Second Sunday of Lent, our first reading continues from the Book of Genesis. God tells Abraham “Take your son Isaac, your only one, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. There you shall offer him up as a holocaust on a height I will point Read more
Today’s Gospel (Mark 1: 21-28) presents Jesus going to Capernaum where he enters a synagogue and teaches. Two powerful truths are given us: Jesus comes to us today. This is what the Incarnation is all about; Jesus dwelling among us. Just as Jesus walked with his disciples and came among the Read more
In today’s readings, we hear in the Letter to the Hebrews about faith, which is defined as follows: Faith is the realization of what is h0ped for and evidence of things not seen. (Hebrews 11:1) It was by the gift of faith that Abraham was capable of answering God’s call to Read more