Second Sunday of Easter
Today’s Readings Today is the feast day for those of us who sometimes question things, and the apostle, St. Thomas, is our patron saint. And so today we can give Thomas a hard time for his unbelief, and we can … Continued
Easter Saturday
Today’s readings We are confronted in today’s Gospel with something we all have to struggle with, and that is a reluctance to believe. In the disciples’ case, it was a slowness to believe based on the fact that they didn’t … Continued
Easter Thursday
Today’s readings The time between Easter and Pentecost is often referred to as the period of Mystagogy. Mystagogy is a Greek word meaning “looking back on the mysteries.” It is a time of unpacking what we have just been through, … Continued
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
Today’s readings “Do not be amazed!” – I just love that line in the Gospel. We have to get behind the sentiment of that statement today if we are to really understand what this day is all about. We believe … Continued
The Solemnity of Pentecost
Today's readings [display_podcast] In a few moments we will stand together and pray these beautiful words: We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and … Continued
Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Today's readings [display_podcast] There are two kinds of communication that are spoken of in today’s Gospel. The first is rumor, and the second is truth. The rumor in the Gospel came about as a result of a misinterpretation of … Continued
May Crowning
Today's Readings: Acts 1:12-14, John 19:25-27[Mass for the school children.] There is a prayer, the “Hail Mary” that we say all the time. How many of you know it, boys and girls? Since we are crowning Mary today, I thought … Continued
Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Today's readings [display_podcast] Sometimes we get an idea and it seems well, a little uncomfortable. We may well have had a call or even a gentle moving from the Lord, and are afraid to act on it. Today’s Scriptures … Continued
Tuesday of the Seventh Week of Easter
Today's readings [display_podcast] The two readings we have in today’s Liturgy of the Word are a bit of a coincidence. We have been reading, these Easter days, sequentially from the Acts of the Apostles in the first reading, and … Continued
Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord
Today's readings [display_podcast] Can you imagine what was going through the disicples’ minds as they stood there watching the Ascension of the Lord? Think about all that they’ve been through. Three years following this Jesus whose words were compelling … Continued
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