"Here I stand, knocking at the door. If anyone hears me calling and opens the door, I will enter his house and have supper with him, and he with me." Rev. 3:20 He...
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"Here I stand, knocking at the door. If anyone hears me calling and opens the door, I will enter his house and have supper with him, and he with me." Rev. 3:20 It...
To choose to accept the freedom which comes from God and to act on that freedom demands risking. To laugh is to risk appearing the fool To weep is to risk appearing sentimental...
Homily Twenty-Second Sunday Year B Reading 1 Moses reminded the people that the Commandments are from the Lord, who delivered them from the bondage of Egypt. God likewise promised them a land flowing...
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary: Gospel Reflections B When the Pharisees with some scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus, they observed that some of his disciples ate their meals with unclean,...
Freedom to GAL 5:1 For freedom Christ set us free; so stand firm and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery JN 8:31-32 "If you remain in my word, you will...
WHAT ARE THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT? ...
Jesus sets us free. Freedom from The journey of Israel from Egypt to the promised land to exile and back is a symbol of the freedom Jesus has given each of us. It...
The story of the eagle who grew up as a chick with chickens. Like the chickens it pecked and pecked on the ground for food. It never went further than the environment it...
What are we looking for? What is the desire in the deep recess of our being? What do we want as we see the different chains, shackling us in the darkness of a...
Homily Twenty-First Sunday Year B Reading 1: Over the period of Israel’s journey from Egypt to the Promised Land the people had witnessed God’s signs and wonders. First, he freed them from their...
Jesus sets us free! Another image: hot air balloon, tied down by strong ropes and weighed down by large sand bags draped over its side. Even though the ropes are cut by someone...
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary: Gospel Reflections B Jn 6:60-69 Many of Jesus’disciples who were listening said, “This saying is hard; who can accept it?” · “This saying” was the teaching of Jesus in...
Someone had a dream. In the dream she saw a bird cage with a bird inside the cage flying to an forth, from one side of the cage to the other, looking like...
What are the Gifts of the Holy Spirit Part 1
Jesus sets us free. A man was on the side of the road with a large birdcage. A boy noticed that the cage was full of birds of many kinds. "Where did you...
"God lies in wait for us with nothing so much as love. For love resembles a fisherman's hook. Once the fish takes the hook, the fisherman is sure of the fish, the fisherman...
How great is our God! How great is his creation! How great are we to be created in his own image and likeness, to be so loved by him, to be call good...
Jesus on the cross becomes a sign of the Father's love. Jn 15:13 " No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends." But that happened 2000 years ago. What...
Homily Twentieth Sunday Year B Reading 1: What is wisdom? There is human wisdom and there is the spiritual wisdom. We have known people who are wise about the things of this life....
Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary: Gospel Reflections B Jn 51-58 Jesus said to the crowds:“ I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the...
Why did God create us in his image and likeness? Why did he create his goodness and beauty within us? Eph 1:4-6 tells us: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord...
The Bible: Many Interpretations As Catholics we believe that the Bible is the Revealed Word of God. We...
