Dear Friends: Today we celebrate the feast of Pentecost. It’s the feast on which the Holy Spirit, the Advocate, comes to the Apostles. I find it amazing that before the […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 05/16/2021
Dear Friends: Today we celebrate the feast of the Ascension of the Lord. Except for a small section of the United States, this feast is celebrated on the 7th Sunday […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 05/09/2021
Dear Friends: The Gospel today is from John 15:9-17. Anyone who knows Jesus, including us of this modern age, know that a relationship must be a two-way relationship. I think […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 05/02/2021
Dear Friends: Our gospel reading today is from the Gospel of John 15:1-8. Notice that Jesus uses another agricultural metaphor to get his point across. The parable of the vine […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 04/25/2021
Dear Friends: Today is another famous Gospel story from John 10:11-18 about the Good Shepherd. Notice that many of the Gospel writers use agricultural venues in their storytelling. This is […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 04/18/2021
Dear Friends: During the Easter season, I’m always drawn to the story of the Road to Emmaus. It is our gospel reading today from Luke 24:35-48. We might be surprised […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 04/11/2021
Dear Friends: Today we hear from the Gospel of John 20:19-31. It’s the famous story of Jesus appearing to his disciples the night of Easter Sunday. Jesus offers his disciples […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 04/04/2021
Dear Friends: Alleluia! Alleluia! He is risen alleluia, alleluia! Today we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. A simple man who embraced his father’s request to serve humans by […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 03/28/2021
Dear Friends: Today we celebrate Palm Sunday. Our reading today is from the Gospel of Mark 14:1-15:47. It’s a very long Gospel and it covers the last week of Jesus’ […]
From the Deacon’s Desk 3/21/2021
Dear Friends: Today we hear from the Gospel of John 12:20-33. This Gospel is a little confusing as it seems some people, “Greeks,” want to see Jesus. Seems pretty innocent […]