Happy 4th of July! At the beginning of my reflection for this weekend, let me tell you a story about a bishop who was interviewing a senior seminarian before his ordination as deacon and asked him where he would like to be assigned as a deacon for pastoral training. The seminarian said, somewhat boldly, “Oh my, bishop, anywhere but New Canaan!” “Why…

Hopefully you had a wonderful week. Welcome to the 13th Sunday of ordinary time, in the middle of the year. Today’s liturgy of the Word is very beautiful and powerful. The Gospel presents us with two miracles of Jesus. These miracles are evidence of the wish and plan of God for us, his people. They also demonstrate that while Christ desires that…

Happy Father’s Day to all of you! In today’s Gospel, Mark assures us, the first-century believers, that nothing can harm the Church as long as the risen Lord is with them. He describes how, by a single commanding word, Jesus stilled a storm on the Sea of Galilee, he returned the sea to its natural order and saved the apostles from drowning.…

Hopefully, your week was blessed! Today’s gospel has two parables: The Seed growing by itself and sowing the Mustard Seed. These parables point to what the Kingdom of God is becoming. In other words, how God’s kingdom will grow. When Jesus said, “…and the seed would sprout and grow…”, His message is clear  The Kingdom of God, even if it requires…

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Corpus Christi is the celebration of the abiding presence of a loving God as Emmanuel – God with us – in order to give collective thanks to our Lord for his living with us in the Eucharist. This feast also gives us an occasion to learn more about the importance and value of the…

Happy Holy Trinity Sunday! The mystery of the most Holy Trinity, the feast that we celebrate this weekend, is one of the basic doctrines of Faith in Christianity, understandable not through our heads but through our hearts. It teaches us that there are three distinct Persons in one God all sharing the same Divine Nature. Our minds cannot grasp this doctrine. St.…

Happy Pentecost to all of you! The season of Easter concludes with today’s celebration, the feast of Pentecost. On Pentecost we celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles gathered in the upper room in Jerusalem; this event marks the beginning of the Church. The story of Pentecost is found in the Acts of the Apostles, today’s first reading. The…