No matter how familiar we are with a particular bible story, if we read it attentively there is always a new insight to gain. In fact, there are many different ways to read a particular bible passage, each with its own unique and important insight into who God is and what our relationship… Continue reading 4th Sunday of Lent Year A
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3rd Sunday of Lent Year A
If you have ever traveled to a country where you can’t drink the water you know how easy it is to slip up, drink the water and get sick. Sure it’s easy to avoid drinking water from a tap, but it is so easy to put ice in your soda or drink juice that… Continue reading 3rd Sunday of Lent Year A
1st Sunday of Lent Year A
In today’s Gospel, we hear how the Devil tried to tempt Jesus into sin. If the Devil is going to tempt Jesus, don’t you think he is going to tempt us who are trying to follow Jesus? So we must enter into the battle and fight to avoid sin. We can never forget… Continue reading 1st Sunday of Lent Year A
8th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
My dad loves to grow orchids, but for some reason, those genes were never passed on to me. While I have no trouble caring for a dog, plants are another story and it seems that every time I try to care for a plant it dies. A little while ago as a joke… Continue reading 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
Last week, while I was in Jerusalem, I had the honor of having dinner in the house of an Armenian Orthodox Catholic, who I have gotten to know on my two trips to the Holy Land. Levonne, lives in the Armenian quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, meaning that he lives right… Continue reading 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
For the past two weeks the readings have challenged us to go back to the basics of our faith. In going back to the basics we first saw that our identity is rooted in the truth that we are beloved sons and daughters of God and last Sunday, after recognizing who we are,… Continue reading 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A
Just turning on the news, it can be easy to think our world is falling apart. To cope with all of the terrible things that are happening in our world, many of us simply go on with life pretending that everything is just fine. Well, things are not fine. We have many problems… Continue reading 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A
Epiphany 2017
Have you ever stopped to think about the Magi? Who were these people? Why would these rich people from the east leave the comfort of their home to follow a star? What was it that prompted them to take such a dangerous journey? Year after year I am fascinated by these wise men… Continue reading Epiphany 2017
Solemnity of Mary Mother of God 2017
Standing at the doorway of 2017, today’s Mass gives us the opportunity to pause at the end of a busy holiday season and look back over 2016 to give thanks to God for all of the blessings He has bestowed upon us in the past year. As we look back over the past… Continue reading Solemnity of Mary Mother of God 2017
4th Sunday of Advent Year A
In the last Sunday of Advent, as we make our final preparations for the coming of Christ at Christmas, our gospel reading invites us to take a step back and look at how Jesus came into the world. God could’ve chosen to enter into human history in any way that He wanted. He… Continue reading 4th Sunday of Advent Year A
Through The Cross To Light 