In today’s gospel, we encounter two followers of Jesus who are leaving the city of Jerusalem three days after they watched from a distance as Jesus died a criminal’s death on the cross. As they left the city dejected because they had believed Jesus, followed Him and gave up everything… Continue reading 3rd Sunday of Easter
Month: April 2017
Easter 2017
Around the year 33 AD, a man called Jesus, roamed modern day Israel professing to be the Son of God. As He preached and worked unthinkable miracles like feeding 5,000 men with just 5 loaves of bread and two fishes[1], curing people of leprosy,[2] and raising people from the dead[3], many people came… Continue reading Easter 2017
Palm Sunday Year A
Today’s Gospel recalls that Jesus walked into the city of Jerusalem as people waved palms at Him and praised Him as a king. 5 days later many of those same people turned around and demanded that He be crucified as a criminal. While this story took place over 2,000 years ago halfway around the… Continue reading Palm Sunday Year A
Junior Ring Mass Homily
I dare say many of you have spent countless hours dreaming about receiving three different rings: your wedding ring, your engagement ring, and your class ring. While each of these three rings come at different occasions, in each of these occasions, the ring symbolizes the same thing, namely love and fidelity. The symbolism of a ring is beautifully summarized at a Catholic wedding. When you stand before… Continue reading Junior Ring Mass Homily
5th Sunday of Lent Year A
I’m not sure about you, but this Lent seems to be flying by and it is hard for me to believe that we are only one week away from Holy Week where we are invited to follow after Christ as He takes the last steps of His saving mission on… Continue reading 5th Sunday of Lent Year A
Through The Cross To Light 