Hope your week was blessed. Jesus’ teaching for this Sunday is not an easy one. But what part of His teaching is easy? On July 6, 2015, a man opened fire at an African American church in Charleston, North Carolina and shot nine people. On February 2,2016, Immaculee Ilibagiza was invited to the same church…
The Annual Lenten Fish Fry Dinners will continue again this year with a carry–out only menu. The help of each parishioner and parish organization member is needed to make this event a success. Please take a moment to choose a date and time to lend a helping hand –your efforts are sincerely appreciated. Are you…
The evangelist Luke has a bias for the poor that shows in today’s Gospel. When Jesus teaches the Beatitudes in Matthew’s Gospel, He says, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven”. Luke takes out the phrase “in spirit”. Throughout his Gospel, Luke calls attention to the materially poor–the ones…
Hopefully your week was holy and warm. While in Poland, I learned a lot about the USA, but since I came here in 2014, I became more interested in this country and its history. (By the way, I think it’s much easier to learn and under-stand the history than to understand what’s going on right now!?) So,…
In the gospel today, Jesus gives us the blessing of serving the poor, hungry, and weeping people, for you will then rejoice and leap for joy. But Jesus also teaches us the decisiveness of choice: blessing or woe. Choosing to help those that are suffering will fill your heart with the blessing of Jesus and…
This week we discussed with our Faith Formation students the scripture background for the 5th Week in Ordinary Time. The Gospel shows how faith comes from listening. Jesus tells the crowds about His Father, then invites Simon Peter to put out his nets. Simon Peter reluctantly does so, pulls in an overwhelming catch, and becomes…
Hopefully your week was blessed. It’s hard to believe we’re already welcoming February 2022. I thought that we just started the New Year, January of this year is already gone. Hmm… time flies by, doesn’t it. Only one more month and we will begin Lent… just stop Father, that’s enough. Let’s focus on the moment, let’s focus on right now, because God…