My dear friends in Christ, Christ is risen! We have made it through these past 40 days of lent, and now we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I am so grateful that I am able to look out and see so many people in the pews this morning. This time … Continue reading Christ is Risen!
“What are you looking for?”
My dear friends in Christ, The coming months and years will be difficult ones for us as Catholics. The secular society will become more hostile against us. Our Catholic beliefs and values will be attacked and ridiculed. We will be pulled in different directions as our country continues down the path of polarization and disunity. … Continue reading “What are you looking for?”
Immaculate Conception
My dear friends in Christ, Today we celebrate the great Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. Not only that, but today is our patronal feast as Americans. Our Nation is entrusted to the patronage of the Our Lady under the title of the Immaculate Conception. It is no coincidence that this great … Continue reading Immaculate Conception
We know neither the day nor the hour
My friends in Christ, As we go through these last few weeks of ordinary time and the end of the liturgical year our readings point us towards the 4 last things, that is judgement, heaven, hell, and purgatory. They highlight for us the afterlife, which could be spent either in indescribable joy in the presence … Continue reading We know neither the day nor the hour
All Souls Day
My dear friends in Christ, Today we celebrate the great feast of All Souls. It is fitting that we do so here at the National Shrine of the Poor Souls. Yesterday we remembered all the saints in heaven, the Church Triumphant. Today we focus our attention on those Poor Souls in Purgatory who are undergoing … Continue reading All Souls Day
Let us be in that number when all the saints go marching in
My friends in Christ, Today we celebrate the great feast of All Saints Day. We remember those holy men and women who have gone before and are now in heaven. Together with All Souls Day tomorrow, these days give a snapshot of the entirety of the Church. Those of us here on earth, who are … Continue reading Let us be in that number when all the saints go marching in
Christian Hope will have the final say
My Friends in Christ, Our second reading today comes from the Epistle of Saint Paul to the Philipians. While many of Saint Paul’s epistles deal with problems that the different communities he founded were having, his letter to the Philipians is a letter of encouragement. The Philipians were those who lived in the major city … Continue reading Christian Hope will have the final say
Scraping off the Barnacles of Resentment
Our Gospel reading today picks up where last Sunday’s left off. We are in what is referred to as the sermon on the Church in Matthew’s Gospel. In this discourse, Christ is addressing his disciples and instructing them on how to live together. Last week we heard how we are to correct our brothers and … Continue reading Scraping off the Barnacles of Resentment
“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Dear friends in Christ, The Gospel this morning takes me back to my Holy Land pilgrimage earlier this year. As many of you know I was blessed to have been able to take part in a 9 week pilgrimage to the Holy Land with my seminary class at the beginning of this year, and luckily … Continue reading “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Have Confidence in the Mercy of God
My Friends in Christ, Our readings this Sunday are very applicable for our time. We hear from both Saint Paul in our Epistle and Saint Matthew in the Gospel of the mercy of God. Paul recalls for us the fact from salvation history that while the majority failed, a remnant was preserved. Because of this, … Continue reading Have Confidence in the Mercy of God
Hound of the Lord 