Homily Easter Sunday Year B What did it mean to the first disciples of Jesus that he died on the cross and was buried? They should have remembered that Jesus had prophesied that...
“He had the power of laying down his life; we by contrast cannot choose the length of our lives, and we die even if it is against our will. He, by dying, destroyed...
Easter Sunday: Gospel reflections Year B On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone...
Thought of the Day March 27, 2018 Greater Love has no one
By spiritaflame 10:31 AM Thought of the Day"As they were looking on, so we too gaze on his wounds as he hangs. We see his blood as he dies. We see the price offered by the redeemer, touch the scars...
“He died, but he vanquished death; in himself he put an end to what we feared; he took it upon himself and he vanquished it, as a mighty hunter he captured and slew...
Thought of the Day March 23, 2018 Mercy given, mercy received
By spiritaflame 10:29 AM Thought of the DayPope Francis said: “The Word of God teaches us that “it is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35). That is why the fifth Beatitude declares that the merciful are blessed....
The habitual sinner deserves the wrath of God. Instead, through the death and resurrection of Jesus, the repentant sinner experiences the gratuitous mercy of God. The criminal crucified with Jesus expressed remorse for...
There is a story told about a mother who came to Napoleon on behalf of her son who was about to be executed. The mother asked the ruler to issue a pardon on...
Palm Sunday: Gospel B When they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples and said to them, "Go into the village...
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.” In saying this, Jesus invites us to embrace a life of mercy, reflecting the Father’s mercy to us. We are reminded of the words...
“There is a general rule concerning all special graces granted to any human being. Whenever the divine favor chooses someone to receive a special grace, or to accept a lofty vocation, God adorns...
Pope John Paul II affirmed the truth about hungering and thirsting for righteousness which will give true meaning in our life ““It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness; He...
To hunger and thirst for righteousness, then, means we should urgently pursue righteousness. The ultimate righteousness is God himself. Thus to hunger and thirst for righteousness is to hunger and thirst for God....
Homily Fifth Sunday of Lent Year B Reading 1: The theme of covenant continues in the first reading as it has for each of the previous Sunday in Lent. On the first Sunday,...
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness.” Listen to St. Augustine’s own spiritual journey how he discovered the answer to his inner quest of hunger and thirst. “Late have I loved...
Reflection on the Scriptures Fifth Sunday of Lent Gospel B Time of glory
By spiritaflame 10:15 AM Reading ReflectionsFifth Sunday of Lent: Gospel B Now there were some Greeks among those who had come up to worship at the feast. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and...
Once we are justified and made righteous by God, we are called by God to be holy as he is holy. While God is Holy in his being, we must strive with the...
“Tradition has yielded another image of mourning that brings salvation: Mary standing under the Cross with her sister, the wife of Clopas, with Mary Magdalene, and with John (Jn 19:25ff.). We encounter here...
Homily: Fourth Sunday of Lent Year B Reading 1: For the last three Sundays, the first reading has spoken of the covenant God made with Noah, with Abraham and with the Israelites in...
Thought of the Day March 7, 2018 Jesus wept over Jerusalem
By spiritaflame 9:53 AM Thought of the Day“Blessed are those who mourn, they shall be comforted.” Jesus, though innocent, mourned for the sins of the people of his own nation. He had preached a message of repentance leading to openness...
Peter denied Jesus three times out of fear and weakness, not wanting to suffer with Jesus. St. Luke tells us in Chapter 22:61-62 “And the Lord turned around and looked at Peter. And...
We continue our reflections on the Beatitudes. What does Jesus mean when he says, “Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted.”(Mt 5:5)? We are called to mourn over our sins...
Information Monthly Mass Bishop's House 107 Albany Dr., Houma, La. Men's Mass March 3, 2018 7:30 am Women's Mass March 17, 2018 8 am Bring a friend. Coffee and Continental breakfast ...
Jesus, who was like us in all things but sin, invites us to learn from him, "who was meek and humble of heart." In his meekness, Jesus was not weak but strong. When...
