Our parish will hold a “Bleenie” (potato pancake) Sale on Friday, June 14th starting at 11 AM until sold out. – Sellout. On Sunday, June 16th please join us as we pray for all dads and celebrate with refreshments after the Holy Mass.
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The Lord whom we meet is a Lord of life, not death. As Jesus walks into the village of Nain, a procession of death is coming out. These two processions cannot be allowed to bypass one another. Compassion for a widowed, grieving mother causes Jesus to go up to her and to touch the bier
Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – June 9, 2013 Read More »
In the 17th and 18th centuries, a belief known as Jansenism was doing the rounds in the Church, especially in France. Basically this took a very serious view of original sin, and denied the role of human free will; the implications were that few people were thought worthy of receiving Holy Communion because few people
Corpus Christi Sunday – June 2, 2013 Read More »
The image of God that the Scriptures give us on this Trinity Sunday is not at all one of a lonely figure. Rather, God is shown as being a community of intimate love between Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This is what Jesus reveals. The Trinity is often presented as a difficult mystery, unconnected with
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity – May 26, 2013 Read More »
“It was a huge change. They had been in hiding, scared out of their wits. Jesus had been arrested. Rumors flew that the high priests wanted Him crucified. The “Powers-that-be†wanted to send a message to all who would dare challenge their authority. The message was received, loud and clear. None of the disciples were
Solemnity of Pentecost – May 19, 2013 Read More »
The great preacher, Dr. G. Campbell Morgan had four sons all of whom grew up to become preachers. One day, a visitor arrived and found the whole family sitting around a table in the sitting room. The visitor decided to tease one of the boys named Howard. “Howard,” he asked, “who is the greatest preacher
Seventh Sunday of Easter – May 5, 2013 – Mother’s Day Celebration Read More »
Change is often difficult for us, especially when it involves letting go of things that have been dear to us and making room for new things, about which we are less sure. This normal experience of moving on is in today’s readings as the pattern of our maturing in faith, our growing in relationship with
Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 5, 2013 Read More »
Our journey to the new heaven and the new earth, to living in the presence of God, is a journey into transformation and re-creation. It involves a daily dying to self – a taking up the cross – and is expressed in a life of service. Because this is the Christ-shaped love that is at
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In the early catacombs of Rome, we find graphic images of the Good Shepherd. Often they show the figure of a young Christ who carries a lamb across his shoulders. The frescos show the intimacy between the shepherd and his sheep; between Christ and His beloved. Other similar sculptres are found on early Christian tombs.
Good Shepherd Sunday – April 21, 2013 Read More »
Today we read from the 21st chapter of St. John’s Gospel. For many scholars it looks as though this chapter had been added on to the finished Gospel. The point of today’s Gospel is to show us that belief in the resurrection is not enough unless belief is translated into actions that transform our lives.
Third Sunday of Easter – April 14, 2013 Read More »