EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Again, let me congratulate those of you who will soon be receiving the Eucharist for the first time; you’ve waited a long time for this – since May! – and I’m sure you’re excited. Receiving our Lord in Holy Communion is just as important for our spiritual health as the food you eat every day keeps your bodies healthy. In fact, while the food we eat every day only satisfies us for a short time, the Eucharist prepares us for the heavenly banquet where our deepest desires will be satisfied […]
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Again, let me congratulate those of you who will soon be receiving the Eucharist for the first time; you’ve waited a long time for this and I’m sure you’re excited. Receiving our Lord in Holy Communion here on earth is one of the first fruits of the kingdom of God that Jesus came to establish while he was among us in the flesh. Have you ever seriously pondered the kingdom of God? Have you ever spent time just reflecting on where and what it is? We hear Jesus talk about […]
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, […]