My wife and I have way more blessings than we deserve. The blessings come in many forms, like a lasting marriage, agreement on the Faith, and a similar outlook on the world. We even had both of our children (both girls) get married off in Catholic weddings, which warmed the…
Did Christ leave us? The answer is obvious. Christ departed from his disciples, but did not leave them orphans or alone. Christ ascended into Heaven to prepare the sending of the Holy Spirit. We can say that after his Ascension and until the end of times, the manner of Christ’s…
As we approach the Ascension of our Lord into Heaven, our hearts both rejoice at His glorification and grow sad at the loss of the closeness we experienced with Him while He walked on earth. Yet, the words which Jesus speaks to His apostles show us that His work is…
The story of the first reading took place in Philippi, a city in the Roman province of Macedonia. Here, Paul, together with his disciple Silas, founded his first congregation on European soil in the years 49/50 AD. It is about the wonders of singing. Usually, prisoners, once they are locked…
In today’s Gospel reading, we are privy to Jesus’ moving discussions with the apostles on Holy Thursday as he continues to prepare them for his departure from them and for what is to follow. A Gift Sensing their great anxiety, He promises not to leave them orphans. He announces a…
One of the greatest parting words of Jesus to his disciples in John’s Gospel is the new commandment of love. They are to love one another as Jesus loved them. Jesus loved through selfless service, and by giving his life for others. It is a sacrificial love. The love that…
The words of Jesus in today’s Gospel are very strong words. It is frightening to think that our faith in God and our following of God’s will could put us in danger. However, this is what the Lord is telling us. There will be moments in life when following God’s…
It is a fact that we have different belief backgrounds, and everyone is affected in one way or the other by that as it is evident in the life of the Jews and the Gentiles. The belief systems originate from the idols of the mind -the way of thinking, the…
For Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes. Romans 10:4 Today, the Holy Mother Church proclaims from its ambo that we are all saved by Grace, as reflected in St. Paul’s words in Ephesians 2:8-9: ” For by grace you…
Prelude – Just before the Passover ‘It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.’1 John speaks – I…