“Remember, how for forty years now the Lord, your God, has directed all your journey in the desert,… He let you be afflicted with hunger, and then fed you with manna,…in order to show you that not by bread alone does one live, but by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.”  These words, taken from today’s first reading, take on particular significance for us today as those of you here in church return to receiving our Lord in Holy Communion after a fast of more than […]

If the coronavirus pandemic hasn’t caused us enough concern and consternation, the tragic death of George Floyd has certainly brought even more pain and anguish to our lives.  On top of that, the recent violent storms have left many of us with damaged homes and still without electrical power.  All of these events have disturbed our peace and we all like to live in peace.  But, true peace comes only when we humbly bow before God and strive to live in his love.  The coronavirus and stormy weather humble us […]

“He breathed on them…” Well, that certainly wouldn’t make Jesus very popular today, especially if he wasn’t wearing a mask!  But, the breath of Jesus wasn’t deadly; in fact, it was just the opposite.  Just as God had breathed life into the man that he had formed out of the clay of the earth – as we hear in the creation account in the Book of Genesis – so Jesus breathes life into the Church; we celebrate that today with great joy on Pentecost Sunday.  In today’s first reading, we […]

I imagine you have all heard the good news!  Governor Wolf has announced that he expects to move the five counties around Philadelphia to the yellow phase in two weeks; this will allow churches to reopen; our long wait may soon be over!  I don’t know about you, but I hate to wait.  I’m a doer; I like to get things done.  Whether it’s waiting in a traffic jam or waiting for a package to arrive, it’s hard to wait.  Sometimes, waiting is particularly difficult, like when you’re stuck in […]