Reflection 3-6-2016 You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. (Matt. 16:3) Now snow, now sun, now cold, now warmth; the changes come rapidly and are accepted as part of life because that’s what weather does. Our lives change...
Wednesday, February 10th is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten Season. This is the earliest date for the celebration of Ash Wednesday and Lent which are dependent on the date of the Feast of Easter which is a moveable feast as Our Lord rose from the dead on the...
This weekend marks the end of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Church Unity Octave, the original name, became an observance in the church in 1916 with Pope Pius X giving his blessing. It’s a great observance because it invites us to look at how Christ UNITES us. I...
Reflection 11-29-15 What if? What if… this Advent we were to “increase & abound in love for one another?” (1 Thessalonians 3:12) What if… this was your BEST ADVENT EVER?! What if… we fed the hungry? What if… we stopped ourselves from gossiping at the office? What if… we smiled...
This past week saw the passing of the Catholic thinker Rene Girard, whom Fr. Robert Barron calls “one of the most influential Catholic philosophers in the world.” Girard spent his academic career in this country, but was born and educated in France, and his work has great relevance to the...
If you were not at one of Deacon Jay’s masses this weekend or just want to read his moving homily please click here: HOMILY SUNDAY — Nov. 14-15, 2015
Beginning today, our homily theme is “acquisitiveness,” or “keeping up with the Joneses,” illustrated by a child’s tendency to want another child’s toy, even amidst a sea of toys. This played out recently among children of our parish, who fought over a “special” toy until it was confiscated! We chuckle,...
When my children were small I would read them a book by Max Lucado called Hermie. It’s about a caterpillar named Hermie who doesn’t know what makes him special. He looks around at the strengths of his friends, the Ladybug who’s SO pretty, and the Ant who is SO strong....
Today’s second reading from St. James tells us that God’s wisdom is pure, and is full of good fruits and righteousness that are sown in peace. It is gentle and merciful. We are then cautioned that the conflicts and wars in our lives come not from God, but from our...
There was a time when “How to” books were the rage. They instructed you in how to be successful, popular, admired because of your skills, your complexion, etc. The goal, of course, was to make us look good in the eyes of our friends and the “important” people of the...