April 15, 2018
It is the third week of the Season of Easter and we are invited to keep the dream and message alive. We are to sustain the energy of the joy of Easter and gift it with enthusiasm to others. We are to go back to the joy of the promise and gift of eternal life […]
April 8, 2018
As we gather to celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday, we recall the magnificent triumph of Jesus Christ who rose from the dead. We gather this week to experience the effects of so great a love. One of the Christian movies to hit the big screen this month was “I Can Only Imagine”. It is the story […]
Week of April 1, 2018
If the stones of the tomb could talk, what would they say? If the rock that had to be rolled away to open the tomb could speak, what story would it tell? Would it want us to know that it all happened at 2 AM or 3 AM in the morning? Would they tell us of the […]
March 25, 2018
In the desert we learn that silence is where the noise of God dwells On the mountain we find that powerlessness is where God reveals gifted strength In the temple we find that emptiness in the soul is where the fullness of God exists In the places of revealed light we find the darkness of sins forever forgiven In the place of death we learn […]
March 25, 2018
The Gospel finds us listening to Jesus teach. He tells us that unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat. If it dies, it produces much fruit. Even though Jesus has a heavy heart, He knows the purpose for which He came into this world. […]
March 11, 2018
In the Gospel Jesus is teaching Nicodemus. As a teacher He uses the things that are already a part of tradition, in this case, He uses the story of the servant and how it foreshadowed what Jesus Himself would do on the cross. What Jesus did on the cross would bring everything to light and […]
March 4, 2018
The Gospel portrays the passion and zeal Jesus has for the temple. He clears it out of those who have misused it. It is not to be made into a marketplace. That distinction is important to us as we enter the temple. We are to know and experience the difference between the two, a temple […]
February 25,. 2018
This week we are invited to the mountain to experience the gift of revelation. Peter, James and John are lifted up by the grace of Jesus as He is transfigured in their midst. Moses and Elijah join Him to give even more credibility to who Jesus is. This revelation is to strengthen their faith as […]
Here and Now in the Desert
The Gospel of the first week in Lent always finds us in the desert with Jesus. As it is proclaimed, He is led there by the Spirit, driven into the desert where He is tempted, where He finds time to focus on prayer and deepen His union with the Father. We are called to do […]
February 11, 2018
This Wednesday the season begins. While society marks the day with acts of love, we will embrace the sign of God’s ultimate love. We will be signed with the sign of the cross. This sign of love will invite us to enter a season in order to gain awareness of the promise of God’s mercy […]