Palm Sunday celebration that begins the celebration of the Holy Week is such an important step on our Lenten journey towards Easter. Today the Church celebrates this sixth Sunday of Lent as both Palm Sunday and Passion Sunday. This is the time of year we stop to remember and relive the events which brought about…
The Liturgy of the Word for the 5thSunday of Lent is very challenging. Reminding us of God’s readiness to forgive sin, give the sinner a second chance, bind up broken lives, and restore people to His friendship, today’s readings challenge us to show the same mercy to the sinners around us and to live as…
Welcome to the IV Sunday of Lent. Traditionally, this Sunday is called Laetare Sunday (Rejoice Sunday). Anticipating Easter joy, today’s readings invite us to rejoice by being reconciled with God through repentance and the confession of our sins and by celebrating our coming home to be with our loving and forgiving God. Today’s liturgy of…
Noteworthy News from Fr. Tom Repentance is a word that summarizes our relationship with God, our journey with Him. Not only today, not yesterday, not tomorrow but ALWAYS! Jesus came to save the world, to save you and me from our sins. If you think that you are not that bad and you don’t need…
Welcome to day 11 of our spiritual spring training. As we continue our journey through Lent 2022, the Church invites us to reflect on the meaning of the word: “transformation. “Today’s liturgy of the word calls us to work with the Holy Spirit to transform our lives by renewing them during Lent so that they…
I cannot describe how broken and angry I am, seeing this barbaric Russian attack on Ukraine. There are no words to describe my feelings! I truly believe that I am not alone with my emotions! We cannot physically fight this war for the people in Ukraine, but we MUST support them as much as we…
A few weeks ago, after we finished an interview with our candidates for confirmation, I asked them for some ideas for the title of my article in the bulletin. And of course, I promised that whoever wins the competition will be rewarded accordingly. They came up with such great ideas, but the winner must be…