The Feast of Corpus Christi We don’t put any limits on what God can do in us, or in our parish, because He is here. He comes to dwell on our altar, in our tabernacle, and even in us. And because of that, because He is at work IN us, He can even work THROUGH us. Like Paul with the Corinthian community,…
Sermons on Feasts & Solemnities
Today is our parish feast day, Holy Trinity Sunday, and today I want to speak about the most mysterious person within the Trinity which is itself a great mystery. In my family, I was encouraged from a young age to relate to the Holy Spirit as a person. Regardless of our experience of the Holy Spirit we can say the Holy Spirit…
The Feast of Pentecost It’s ok if you are experiencing fear. Major or minor. Whether the kind of paralyzing fear that the disciples were experiencing huddled in a room, or the kind of fear that kind of barely registers, but still keeps us from doing what we know God wants from us. It’s ok to experience fear. To feel fear. It’s part…
Our mothers are examples of good shepherds in our lives. They cared for us and fed us and loved us with the great commandment that God gave us to love others as God has loved you. But we have two mothers. Let us entrust our mothers to our heavenly mother Mary, who Jesus gave to us as his last act before he…
Baptism of the Lord Jesus humbled himself before the Father and entered the waters of baptism so that we could be renewed. And God responds “You are my beloved Son”. God also loves you and wants us to know his love. Have you experienced that love? Have you felt the presence of God in your life? Ask God to come into your…
Do we feel the joy and peace of the magi who searched for the son of God so many years ago? I believe you can. Why? Because their route is our route too! In our hearts we follow a star, the sign of salvation and life. We, too, hunger for what they hunger for: peace…
Mary Our Heavenly Mother There is so much we can learn from our Blessed Mother Mary. Mary, our mother, is our model and teacher in the ways of being children of God. She teaches us and guides us through her words and example. She teaches us to love God above all things and how to say yes to the Father’s will; how…
God loved the world so much that he sent his only son. Do we know the love of God? Have we experienced the love of God? In the Christmas story, Jesus wants to come into our lives. All we need to do is invite him to live with us, walk with us and fill us with his love. Come Lord Jesus come.