Many of us spend a great deal of time and energy being afraid.  Some fear a past they cannot change or a future they cannot predict.  Others fear what people are thinking or saying about them.  There is fear of heights, the dark, spiders, loneliness, etc.  During this ongoing coronavirus pandemic, everyone has some fear.  Fear can cause confusion, distress and even paralysis.

One of the constant messages of Sacred Scripture is, “fear not!”  Whether it’s God speaking to Abraham as he calls him to leave his homeland or to Moses […]

“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 […]