…”Jesus said to his disciples: "Be watchful! Be alert!” Welcome to the First Sunday of Advent. The Gospel this weekend reminds us that every day we need to “WATCH” and be prepared. It’s not a call to fear but of awareness. How can we live in such a way that we always notice and are [...]
…”Brothers and sisters: I know how to live in humble circumstances; I know also how to live with abundance. In every circumstance and in all things I have learned the secret of being well fed and of going hungry, of living in abundance and of being in need. I can do all things in Him [...]
…”Brothers and sisters: Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” Saint Paul’s message to the Philippians in our second reading this weekend is a [...]
…”Seek the LORD while he may be found, call him while he is near.” The prophet Isaiah gives us great guidance and inspiration this weekend. Imagine if we could be so wise to seek the Lord – at each moment, at every turn, in each person, always. Imagine if we would be more quick to [...]
…"Brothers and sisters: None of us lives for oneself, and no one dies for oneself. For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord; so then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's.” They say you spend your whole life becoming more of who [...]
…”Brothers and sisters: If there is any encouragement in Christ, any solace in love, any participation in the Spirit, any compassion and mercy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, with the same love, united in heart, thinking one thing.” I saw a post on Facebook that read, “We don’t need to agree [...]
…”For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” The Gospel from Matthew this weekend reminds us of the blessing that comes when we gather together in the name of the Lord. God is with us and present in our midst when we come together [...]
..."Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” This weekend’s Gospel, as we celebrate this Labor Day weekend, is a [...]
…”Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How inscrutable are his judgments and how unsearchable his ways! For who has known the mind of the Lord or who has been his counselor? Or who has given the Lord anything that he may be repaid? For from him and through him [...]
…”For the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable.” Our second reading this weekend from Romans make this powerful proclamation. The gifts AND the call are irrevocable. What God gives as gift, is a gift from God. The gifts are equally to be used to respond to Gods’ call in our lives. Imagine if [...]