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
4th Sunday of Lent Year A
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
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
Futility, Autonomy, and the Respect Due to Human Life
This paper explores the intricate questions surrounding medical futility. It demonstrates that while personal agency and appropriate respect for life require a patient to pursue ordinary/proportionate medical interventions and entitles the patient to pursue extraordinary/disproportionate treatment options, it does not grant the patient the right to demand any treatment they want. This paper reaches the conclusion… Continue reading Futility, Autonomy, and the Respect Due to Human Life
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
Through The Cross To Light 