My Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today, the community of St. John celebrates their Patronal Festival, the Feast of St. John the Evangelist. The understanding is that the community named in […]
Brothers and Sisters, This past week I shared with some persons how, in watching the funeral service for the late U.S. Secretary of State, Madeline Albright, I reflected on how […]
Brothers and Sisters, I have to admit to you that the good news of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, which is the message we proclaim at Easter, is not easy […]
Brothers and Sisters, One of the features of our recent liturgical revision is the practice of reading two passages from the New Testament for the entire easter season omitting the […]
Today we begin what is described as the most important week in Christian tradition known to us as Holy Week. It is also referred to as the week of our […]
My Brothers and Sisters, This time of the year the usual feeling is one of expectation as we look towards the three days of Easter or the Tridium as it […]
Mothering Sunday’s religious significance and some of its customs Mothering Sunday is observed on the fourth Sunday in Lent each year. This Sunday is also referred to as “Refreshment Sunday”. […]
Brothers & Sisters: Lent is a season for intensive training in the spiritual disciplines. Henri Nouwen refers to it as the most important time of the year to nurture our […]
Dear Friends, Greetings! May the Jesus of history and the Christ of faith become more and more real to you in your daily walk. What is the one thing that […]
Brothers & Sisters, I share with you a commentary by William Barclay on the Gospel reading for today (Luke 4:1-13): The temptation story shows us Jesus choosing once and for […]