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. Imagine their pain and dejection. They had heard Jesus, come to believe He was the long-awaited Messiah, and left everything… Continue reading 3rd Sunday of Easter Year A
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3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Recently, after finishing an ethics consult at one of our local hospitals, the elderly patient’s son stopped me and said “Father I used be a Catholic, but then in college I found the bible and was born again” Ugh. Don’t get me wrong; I’m happy that He is following Jesus, but I knew… Continue reading 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Ascension Sunday / Mother’s Day 2019
If you knew you were going to pass away, what would your last words to your loved ones be? Jesus finds Himself in this position in today’s gospel. He has already died and rose from the dead and for 40 days He has appeared to His followers, but now He is preparing to… Continue reading Ascension Sunday / Mother’s Day 2019
Through The Cross To Light 