SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
There is one question that we all have to struggle with in life and is certainly on the minds of us all today as we continue to cower before the sickening and deadly power of COVID-19 and our nation continues to struggle with the issue of racism following the death of George Floyd. The question is: why is there evil in the world? If God is an all-good God, why would he allow us to struggle so much in our lives against seemingly evil forces? Today, especially, we ask: why […]
THE WINDOWS OF ST. KATHARINE OF SIENA CHURCH
Ever since the coronavirus pandemic forced private Masses throughout the archdiocese, many of you have joined in our Sunday Mass celebrations virtually as we live streamed our 9:30am Masses. In order to enhance our celebrations, we have taken the opportunity to highlight appropriate stained glass windows, leading to an increased interest in them. In fact, anyone who visits this church during the day is immediately impressed by its stained glass windows. The floor-to-ceiling windows allow the sun to light up the entire body of the church! But, they are also […]
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Farming has come a long way since the time of our Lord. Today, farmers use huge tractors to plow and fertilize their fields, sophisticated GPS systems to increase their crop output and massive harvesters to bring in the ripened produce. But, no matter how many advances modern technology affords to farmers, they face many of the same challenges and obstacles experienced by their ancient counterparts, not the least of which is the weather, something that even today no one can control or even accurately predict. This past spring, for example, […]
WELCOME NEW RCIA MEMBERS
Easter is the time in our liturgical year when we celebrate the new life that our Lord has offered us through his Resurrection. As a Church, we rejoice in this promise of new life and are eager to share this Good News with everyone. So, we ordinarily welcome into our Church those adults who have undergone the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) at our Easter Vigil. Unfortunately, like so many other important events in our personal and parish lives, this had to be postponed due to the coronavirus […]
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Let me wish all of you a Happy 4th of July, a day when we celebrate our independence from the oppressive yoke of British rule. Unfortunately, this year, there is more fizzle than sizzle, as we continue to struggle under the yoke of the coronavirus pandemic. The image of a yoke is not common in our urban culture, but I’m sure you’re all familiar with it. It’s that wooden piece that keeps two oxen together as they plough a field or haul goods. We actually have an image of a […]
UNDERSTANDING TRUE FREEDOM TODAY
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust.” (Mt. 5:43-45)
As we celebrate Independence Day this weekend, we rejoice in the freedom God has provided us in this country as the result of a hard battle against […]