June 8, 2025After Easter and Christmas, Pentecost Sunday is the next most important feast of the Church’s year. It is sometimes referred to as the birthday of the Church, for it is the day on which th...  Read More

June 1, 2025St. Luke is the Evangelist that gives us the account of the Ascension of Jesus, and he does so at the end of his Gospel, and at the beginning of the Acts of the Apostles.   Forty days afte...  Read More

May 25, 2025 In the Gospel for today, Jesus refers to “another Advocate.” In Greek, the word He used was Paraclete, which was a word used for a defense attorney in a court of law. Jesus is our first A...  Read More

May 18, 2025The Gospel for this Sunday is actually set in the midst of the Last Supper. We hear Jesus tell His Apostles that He gives them a new commandment. “Love one another. As I have loved you, yo...  Read More

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May 4, 2025I have always found the Gospel for this Sunday to be very moving, probably because of my own sinfulness I can imaging Jesus asking me if I love Him or not. All too often, I have given Him g...  Read More

April 27, 2025As I write this, it is Monday morning, and I learned just a few hours ago about the death of Pope Francis. This is a moment of great mourning for the people of the Catholic Church, as we...  Read More

April 20, 2025Although Christmas gets more attention and celebration, Easter is the most important day of the Church year. How amazing that God chose to become one of us, being born of Mary in Bethleh...  Read More

April 13, 2025Two special events of the final days of Jesus’ life are celebrated at our Mass today. First, there is the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, and second is the Gospel reading of the...  Read More

April 6, 2025We continue to read from Year A, due to those preparing for baptism at Easter. On the Third Sunday of Lent, we heard the account of Jesus and the woman at the well. The water from the wel...  Read More

March 30, 2025The Gospel for this Sunday (from the readings for Year A) is the story of the man born blind. It is paired with the account of Samuel being sent to the home of Jesse to choose the next K...  Read More

March 23, 2025The Church offers parishes two options for the readings on the third, fourth, and fifth Sundays of Lent. Parishes that are doing the Scrutinies on those Sundays are permitted to use the ...  Read More