Lord, You Tricked Me
Dear Brothers and Sisters, There is a story about a four year old boy who even though he was blind was more alive and enthusiastic about the trees and clouds that he could not see that an older couple who thought there was something wrong with him. Even being blind he saw better than most. …
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Who Do You Say That I Am?
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees Jesus tells his apostles just prior to this gospel of Peter’s profession of faith in Christ. The leaven of Peter will be given by Christ and his teaching is true and utterly reliable only in as much as he is faithful to Christ. Two weeks…
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O Woman, Great Is Your Faith!
Dear Brothers and Sisters, If you read the Confesssions of St. Augustine, which you should do as a Christian, you will see that his mother, Monica, also converts. The Confesssions of St. Augustine was the first autobiography of its kind. St. Monica’s incessant prayers for her wayward son made her a saint and Augustine became…
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Christ Pulled Me Out!
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Storms, hurricanes, pandemics, explosions are real signs that Christ is coming again. The whisper is how he speaks to us, and how he spoke to the prophets of old. What is he telling you and me in these events that we see around us today? It is important to discern this…
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Praying Helped Him To Have Mercy
Dear Friends, When you have nothing of your own, it is easier to see how God provides you with something. This was the experience of a young man who lost his hoodie and was sleeping outside on a cold evening, because he was announcing the gospel, and the older man who was with him gave…
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He Is The One Who Found Us
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Who is the person who hid this treasure, and why did they hide it? What do you think? Keep in mind that this is the seventh parable about the Kingdom of heaven. From what I read the treasure is put there by the Holy Spirit so that we can find Christ and…
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The Master Is Prudent and Patient With Evil
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Every week a few more of our brethren return to celebrate the Eucharist together as one family. What a beautiful sign it is to those around us that especially the elderly come out to worship God in this way. If you have underlying conditions and are not yet ready to come…
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God’s Seed Is Always Fruitful
Dear Brothers and Sisters, The fruits of the Holy Spirit are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, modesty, self-control and chastity. These gifts, or fruits, are virtues that each one of us desires and hopes that we will have in many occasions of life. God will give them to us if he sees that we…
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My Yoke Fits Me Well!
Sunday, July 5, 2020 At that time Jesus exclaimed: “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to little ones. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. All things have been handed over to…
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Carrying the Cross is the Work of a Disciple
Dear Brothers and Sisters, I like very much the first reading where this woman of influence did a favor to Elisha who then promised her that she would have a child in one year. It shows us that the smallest act of charity we do for others is not forgotten as we heard last week….
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