The Gospel according to Matthew is the first of the four Gospels found in the New Testament. That position reflects the ancient view that it was the first Gospel written […]
Weekly Reflection 8/29/2021
Reflection Twenty-Second Sunday In Ordinary Time Purifying the Sacred Vessels How controversial can doing the dishes be? Well… In the sacrifice of the Eucharist it is important to remember […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 8/29/2021
Dear Friends: Our reading from Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23 today tells how the Pharisees and some of the scribes followed Jesus and his disciples watching them closely. They asked Jesus why his […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 8/22/2021
Dear Friends: Our reading from Joshua 24:1-2a,15-17-18b.today tells the story of the time directly after Moses dies. Moses appoints Joshua to lead God’s people into the Promised Land, known to […]
Weekly Reflection 8/22/2021
REFLECTION FOR 8-22-21 Do you ever wonder how life got so complicated? When I was growing up, the TV had three channels. Yet, I don’t remember ever being frustrated […]
Weekly Reflection 08/15/2021
REFLECTIONS HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATIONS August 14/15, 2021 An obligation/duty is a moral or legal requirement which by necessity binds us to do something according to the laws of […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 08/15/2021
Dear Friends: Today we celebrate a special feast, the Assumption of Mary into heaven. This feast occurs in the Roman calendar on August 15th. As the Feast of the Assumption […]
Weekly Reflection 08/08/2021
Tucked in the middle of Jack Kerouac’s “belief & technique for modern prose” is the suggestion “19. accept loss forever.” When I first got accepted to college, I didn’t consider […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 08/08/2021
Dear Friends: In our first reading from 1 Kings 19:4-8 Elijah the prophet is forced to run away into the desert. His life is being threatened because of the action […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 08/01/2021
Dear Friends: The reading from Exodus 16:2-4,12-15 today has always made me chuckle just a bit. While the Israelite people were in slavery in Egypt they begged God to get […]