Where Sin Abounded, Grace Abounded All The More!
Dear Brothers and Sisters, It is the Third Sunday of Easter; the Lord is risen! We can summarize this gospel by a phrase from St. Paul: where sin increased, grace abounded all the more. In the gospel we just heard there was an abundance of fish, amidst the break downs of the disciples, so much…
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We Need To Touch To Believe
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today is the Second Sunday of Easter or Divine Mercy Sunday which was started under St. Pope John Paul II. I am sure you are familiar with the image which has two rays coming from the heart of Jesus, one is white, and the other is red. Jesus said to St….
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What Is Different About This Night?
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Why is tonight different from all other nights? It is different because we have heard an abundance of the Word of God. It is different because we are here in the wee hours of the morning. It is different because the assembly is so beautiful, because we are going to solemnly…
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His Love Unties You
Dear Brothers and Sisters, It is wonderful to think of how Jesus entered his passion starting with his entry into Jerusalem on this Palm Sunday. Try not to see it from an overly religious point of view about a God who sent his Son who suffers so much for me, what a poor thing. See…
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A Lent Of Mercy
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Our Lord has been great with us, and we are overjoyed to see this happen in our lives. Why are you happy and what does the greatness of the Lord mean? It means that he has been greater than our sins, much greater than our sins. His mercy has been overwhelming…
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The Man With Two Sons
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today is Laetare Sunday which means rejoice. The whole liturgy invites us to rejoice. How can we not rejoice with today’s gospel that the Lord gives us. It is a shout of joy. I was moved when I proclaimed this gospel of the Prodigal Son. How wonderful for those who have…
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I Already Converted
Dear Brothers and Sisters, It is a beautiful gospel and a strong word on conversion, which is a word that is very misused by people in our times. Conversion is a profound experience that touches deeply the heart of a person. St. Paul used the Greek word metanoia to describe what it means. The person…
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Listen To Him
Dear Brothers and Sisters, The word of God speak to us of heaven and tell us that, for Christians, we have the certainty of our homeland. The Word of God wants to put us in heaven today. This eucharist is heaven. You can check yourself and see if you really believe this if you have…
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These Temptations Face Us Every Day
Brothers and Sisters, Jesus is tempted by the devil. Now is fashionable to say that the devil does not exist, even some priests say this. That believing in him is like a fairy tale. How great it will be not to have this struggle, but my reality is that we are constantly tempted. And we…
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How Can You Help Him If You’re Blind?
Dear Brothers and Sisters, We have some very beautiful readings this Sunday. It seems that God always gives us a word or a message that we need to hear, at least he did that for me with this gospel. The first reading from the book of Sirach says, “When a sieve is shaken, the husks…
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