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Come Holy Spirit, Come!

On Pentecost, The Holy Spirit came upon the faithful followers of Jesus and Our Blessed Mother gathered in the Upper Room. The Apostles received passion, zeal, and confidence despite fear of Romans and Jews who opposed Jesus. After receiving the Holy Spirit, the...

A Joyful Way

“She is always smiling” was the comment I was recently told by a parent of one of the wonderful children in the First Sacrament class I taught this past year. My love and joy of teaching shined so much that he had shared with his mom how I was always smiling. I was so...

Departing with Hope

A Reflection for the Seventh Sunday of Easter - The Ascension, May 29, 2022 Acts 1:1-11Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9Eph 1:17-23Lk 24:46-53 When meditating on the Ascension, it always strikes me that the disciples remain staring at the sky after watching Jesus being lifted away...

Transforming Freedom

They flutter around with such ease and grace. Seeing them with uneducated eyes, we would not know how strange their journey to this moment has been. Their sense of freedom does not reflect the challenges they have endured. Weary and almost defenseless caterpillars...

We Are The Church

A Reading for the Sixth Sunday in Easter, May 29, 2022 Reading I: Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 Responsorial: Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 Reading II: Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23 Gospel: John 14:23-29 Chapter 15 of The Acts of the Apostles is entitled the “Council of Jerusalem.” That...

A Time of Celebration Begins

"All the good works in the world are not equal to the Holy Sacrifice of the Massbecause they are the works of men; but the Mass is the work of God.Martyrdom is nothing in comparison for it is but the sacrifice of man to God;but the Mass is the sacrifice of God for...

You Must Learn to Love

A Reflection on the Reading for Sunday, May 15, the Fifth Sunday of Easter Reading I: Acts 14:21-27 Responsorial: Psalm 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13 Reading II: Revelation 21:1-5a Gospel: John 13:31-33a, 34-35 This past week I was startled to hear that we might endure some...

The Path to Salvation

A Reflection on the Readings for Sunday, May 8, the Fourth Sunday of Easter Reading I: Acts 13:14, 43-52 Responsorial: Psalm 100:1-2, 3, 5 Reading II: Revelation 7:9, 14b-17 Gospel: John 10:27-30 In the Old Testament (OT), the Jewish people were selected as a special...

The Month for Our Blessed Mother

May Magnificat Poem by Fr Gerard Manley Hopkins SJ (1844-1889) May is Mary’s month and I Muse at that and wonder why: Her feasts follow reason, Dated due to season - Candlemas, Lady Day But the Lady Month, May, Why fasten that upon her, With a feasting in her honour?...

The Miracle of the Catch

A Reflection on the Readings for Sunday, May 1, 2022 The Third Sunday of Easter Reading I: Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41 Responsorial: Psalm 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13 Reading II: Revelation 5:11-14 Gospel: John 21:1-19 or 21:1-14 As we continue this week on this third Sunday of...

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