In today’s Gospel we see Jesus in the act of praying. It is just before His arrest; and He prays, not for His own safety, but that God may be glorified. Jesus also prays for His disciples. He sees them as a gift from the Father and commends them for their faith in keeping God’s […]
Seventh Sunday of Easter – Cycle “Aâ€, June 5, 2011 Read More »
Remember rockets red glare bombs bursting in air gave through the night that our flag is still there. Our forefathers reminder of a price to be paid and responsibility to inherit the United States. Rockets red glare bombs bursting in air Words fallen on ears unwilling to hear. deaf no more we all know now
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We know from the experiences of those first followers of Jesus that keeping His commandments was sometimes costly. In the part of St. Peter’s first letter that we heard as our second reading today, St. Peter reminds us that there is a distinct possibility that following Jesus can bring suffering and even death. St. Peter
Sixth Sunday of Easter – Cycle “Aâ€, May 29, 2011 Read More »
All of today’s readings have been about building the Church. In the first reading, from the Acts of the Apostles, we hear how the early Church began to organize itself by devolving jobs to different people. In our second reading, from St. Peter’s first letter, the man that Jesus called His rock and instructed to
Fifth Sunday of Easter – Cycle “Aâ€, May 22, 2011 Read More »
In today’s Gospel, Jesus describes Himself in terms of gatekeeping. He states that He is someone who is known to the gatekeeper, someone who can be trusted. The gatekeeper recognizes Jesus and grants Him access into the sheepfold – and the sheep recognize His voice, they follow where He leads. Jesus is known and trusted.
Good Shepherd Sunday (Fourth Sunday of Easter) – Cycle “Aâ€, May 15, 2011 Read More »
Mothers: be assured, you are made every bit in God’s image, and perhaps even more so than us who mirror only the fatherhood of God. God is love, the Gospel says, and mothers are the highest created implementation of that love. You reflect the motherhood of God. It is fitting that on Mothers’ Day we
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Angry, dismayed, disappointed. These are all words that could be used to describe the two disciples travelling on the road to Emmaus whom we hear about in today’s Gospel. When they are joined by a stranger, they cannot understand how He does not know of all that has happened, particularly in relation to the death
Third Sunday of Easter – Cycle “Aâ€, May 8, 2011 Read More »
St. John perfectly illustrates the truth in his Gospel, where he uses poetry and prose to tell the story of Jesus. Today we should not be too hard on Thomas, who will for ever be labelled “doubting†Thomas. Thomas has given us permission to have our doubts, but Peter and John are assuring us that
Second Sunday of Easter – Cycle “Aâ€, May 1, 2011 Read More »
In today’s reading from the Acts of Apostles, we see Peter proclaiming to Cornelius and his household that Jesus is risen, and has been appointed by God to judge everyone, alive or dead. This same Jesus from Nazareth, anointed with the Holy Spirit and with power, who had been doing good, curing sick people and
Resurrection of the Lord – Cycle “Aâ€, April 24, 2011 Read More »