Information June Monthly Masses Bishop's House Men's Mass: June 2, 2018 7:30am Women's Mass: June 9, 2018 8:00am Bring a friend Fellowship afterwards. Information June Monthly Masses Bishop's House Men's Mass: June 2,...
Homily Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ Reading 1: God has revealed to Moses the conditions of the covenant that he will enter into with his Chosen People. These conditions are...
Life is a journey. At times our journey seem to go through arid periods. We feel alone and abandoned, even by God. We don't understand what is going on or what has brought...
Novena To the Sacred Heart of Jesus May 30-June 7, 2018 Divine Jesus, You have said, "Ask and you shall receive; seek and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened to...
It is not enough to get rid of the root of sin; we must put on the mind of Christ. "Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal...
The more we fall in love with God the more we want to get rid of all sin in our lives, especially the habitual sins. That doesn't say we will never sin again,...
Healing of memories is a process. Process: Go with Jesus into the past. What are the memories which are scared and painful, memories we have suppressed over the years because of the pain attached...
Sometimes when God shows us the "thorn in the flesh" it is for us to realize that we can't of ourselves do anything, except cry out to God. God will not remove it...
As we deal with the roots of persistent sins, one of the graces of the Sacrament of Reconciliation is the grace of destroying the root of sin. Sometimes we limit the Sacrament to...
Homily Feast of the Blessed Trinity Year B Reading I: Though we can come to know that there is a God and there is no other equal to him, we can arrive at...
"When the unclean spirit departs from a man, it roams through arid wastes searching for a place of rest and finding none. Then it says, 'I will go back where I came from,'...
Feast of the Holy Trinity Gospel Reflections Mt 28:16-20 B The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. “Eleven”: as of yet...
"You must lay aside your former way of life and the old self which deteriorates through illusion and desire, and acquire a fresh, spiritual way of thinking. You must put on that new...
"I do not do what I want to do but what I hate....the desire to do right is there but not the power. What happens is that I do, not the good I...
As we prepare for the celebration of the Solemnity of Pentecost, the coming of the Holy Spirit, this Sunday, I share this prayer from St. Augustine to the Holy Spirit. "Breath in me,...
Homily Pentecost Sunday Year B Reading 1: Last Sunday, we heard Jesus tell the Apostles that they were to wait after his Ascension for the coming of the Holy Spirit. He said they...
"Praise is the 'breath' which gives us life, because it is intimacy with God, an intimacy that grows through daily praise. Some time ago I heard an example of this which seems very...
Here is what Pope Francis has said about the prayer of praise. “Praising God is completely gratis. In it we do not ask Him to give us anything: we do not express gratitude for...
God wants us to praise him because it is right and good for us to do so. Praise is at the heart of our worship in Mass. The celebrant at Mass proclaims this...
Our praise is an expression of our love for God. Someone has aptly said: “When we act out our love and acknowledgment of Him in this way, we fulfill our purpose; and when...
Homily Feast of the Ascension Year B Reading 1: What we celebrate today is a major feast of the Paschal Mystery, which is God’s plan of salvation for us. It is the Feast...
God responds sometimes to the praises of his people with mighty signs and wonders. The Apostles prayed ten days after the Ascension of Jesus and the Holy Spirit came upon them with tongues...
NOVENA TO THE HOLY SPIRIT May 11-19, 2018 First Day Holy Spirit, Lord of light, from your clear celestial height, your pure beaming radiance give. Come, Holy Spirit, come. Let us pray O God...
A life of praise on earth is a preparation of our eternal life with God where we will praise God with all the angels and Saints. Listen to the words in the Book...
Yes, Praise brings joy to the heart of those who utter it. Here's how C.S. Lewis puts it in Reflections on the Psalms: I had never noticed that all enjoyment spontaneously overflows into praise…....
Feast of the Ascension B Jesus said to them, "Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature. · This commissioning was not just for the apostles but also for...
When we praise God we are reminded that he knows all of our needs, what is best for us and will take care of us according to his plan and timing. Our role...
