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SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

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 […]

2020-05-26T13:58:00-04:00May 26th, 2020|

THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD

Can you believe this weekend will already be Memorial Day Weekend?  If it hasn’t already ended for you and your family, the school year is almost over and the summer looms large.  Ordinarily, we would all be looking forward with great excitement and eager anticipation to getting away for some rest and relaxation.  But, this isn’t an ordinary time, is it?  Rather than excitement and eager anticipation, we’re feeling anxious and concerned.  We want to get away but we’re worried.  Is it safe?  Do we have to make alternate plans?  […]

2020-05-24T12:18:55-04:00May 24th, 2020|

IN PREPARATION FOR PENTECOST SUNDAY

“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.  And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows him.  But you know him, because he remains with you, and will be in you. (Jn. 14:15-17)

As we prepare to come to the end of the Easter season once again with the celebration of Pentecost Sunday next week, I would like to offer some reflections on the importance […]

2020-05-22T07:52:35-04:00May 23rd, 2020|

SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

We all know that God gave Moses 10 Commandments on Mount Sinai.  These commandments were given to help the ancient Israelites know how to show their respect and love for God and his people.  Unfortunately, they reduced their relationship with God to just following rules.  And, since they thought God liked rules, they made even more rules.  If you go through the Old Testament, you will find 613 of them.  And, the people thought that, if they followed these rules, God owed them a good life.  God then sent his […]

2020-05-18T09:59:50-04:00May 18th, 2020|

THE MONTH OF MARY

As Jesus hung on the cross, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold your son,” and to his beloved disciple, John, “Behold, your mother.”  From early in the Church, Mary has been seen as the Mother of the Church.  As any mother who loves her children, Mary cares for us and will intercede for us whenever we turn to her in need.

 

Throughout the Church’s history, we have often turned to Mary in our particular time of need.   In 593AD, tradition tells of Pope St. Gregory the Great carrying the icon […]

2020-05-15T08:09:14-04:00May 16th, 2020|

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

I was riding my bike a few days ago and passed one of our neighbors as he was leading his three kids on their bikes.  Keeping my safe six foot distance, I called out to him and asked him how he was feeling.  “Somewhere between stir and crazy,” he responded, “but hey, I get to spend more time with my kids.”  Every cloud has a silver lining and I was glad he could see the silver lining in the cloud that’s been hanging over all of us these days.  One […]

2020-05-12T06:43:39-04:00May 12th, 2020|

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY

Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers of the parish and the mothers of all our parishioners!  We all know how important our mothers have been to us as we grew up and so we join with our nation in honoring them today.  And, as we are still in a stay-at-home state due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, we become even more aware of the essential role they play in our homes in ways that we may have taken for granted in the past.

So often I hear Mother’s Day derided by […]

2020-05-08T07:34:32-04:00May 9th, 2020|
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