XXXIII Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 17 November 2019 Fear is defined as ‘an unpleasant emotion that is caused by the belief that someone or something is a danger or a threat’ – likely to cause pain. The most common fears among many Americans include: public...
XXXI Sunday in Ordinary Time 3 November 2019 Year C Vocation Awareness Week In 2004, when I entered the seminary, I had the distinct opportunity and blessing to meet Pope John Paul II – now a saint. I was invited to a private audience with members of the Board of...
XXIX Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 20 October 2019 Over the course of my life I have lost many things … hats, cameras, keys, watches, wallets, credit cards, rosaries and other religious articles – I have lost things only to find them months later in the most unlikely...
XXVIII Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 13 October 2019 Tempus Fugit … Time Flies. It is hard to believe that 1 year ago we held the first Mass in the newly renovated church – unveiling this magnificent work. It is hard to believe that when we began this campaign, a...
XXVII Sunday in Ordinary Time 6 October 2019 Year C Cardinal Basil Hume was an English bishop and cardinal who died in 1999. On a visit to the monastery of St. Therese in Lisiuex, he noticed that she had scratched “Jesus is my only love” into the wood by the door of...
XXV Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 22 September 2019 Very often, lessons from the lives of the saints teach us something about the faith and how to live it – and live it well… No matter when they lived. St. Ida is one such story… the granddaughter of Charlemagne she...