Have you ever put together a jigsaw puzzle, only to find that you are missing one piece at the very end? What you worked on for days, trying to create something whole and beautiful, now has a gaping hole in it. It’s a very frustrating experience, usually resulting in a […]
Dear Friends: As I read our first reading from Numbers (11:25-29), I couldn’t help but think about our Baptisms and how those Baptisms empower us to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. When we are baptized, we are given the authority we need to spread that Gospel. When we receive […]
Dear Friends: Jesus and his disciples are traveling through Galilee. (Mk 9:30-37)He is trying to teach them that he will not be a great warrior king who will crush the Roman oppressors and the Jewish leadership who has been so troublesome for so long. He tries to tell his apostles […]
September 19, 2021 Finding Christ in the Ordinary One of my most comforting images of God is that of the All-Powerful, All-Knowing, All-Loving Father, who is in heaven Out There somewhere, protecting me and providentially guiding my life towards relationship with Him. Unfortunately, as we reflect on that image of […]
Make Time for Faith Formation When we hear the term “faith formation,” we usually think of classes for children (CCD, Religious Education, Sunday School). Parents with young children know that in order to receive First Eucharist, First Reconciliation and Confirmation, they will need to attend classes. They make certain that […]
Dear Friends: The Scriptures in today’s Mass are full of things to think about. So I thought the best thing to do is to pick a small part of the Gospel of Mark 8:27-35 and see what we come up with. As Jesus and his disciples are traveling to Caesarea […]
September 5, 2021 Twenty-Third Sunday In Ordinary Time ‘Labor Day’ On this three day weekend Americans celebrate the unofficial end of summer with cookouts, a final day at the pool or the last summer getaway. Starting on Tuesday, it is back to whatever our normal is at the present […]
Dear Friends: This Sunday we hear once again from seventh chapter of Mark’s Gospel Mk 7:31-37. One of the interesting things taking place here is Jesus, who up to now has healed and taught among his own people, makes a decisive turn to care for the Gentiles. Jesus deliberately enters […]
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 one thing; Jesus Christ is truly present, body, blood, soul, and divinity. The ‘real presence’ of Christ is there in […]
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 followers did not observe the Jewish cleanliness laws and wash their hands, bowls, cups and just about everything else they […]