Saint Andrew, Apostle, pray for us – From what we know from the gospel stories, Andrew is the first to be called by Jesus. In turn, Andrew introduces his brother, Peter to Jesus. Throughout the Gospel we see Andrew bringing others to Jesus. He is a great disciple for us to imitate as we do …
It was the faith of the centurion, the child’s father that brought healing. In this miracle we see faith as having a social dimension. I am sure there were many situations of his own that the centurion would have liked to discuss with Jesus. But his prime concern was not himself but the situation of …
First Sunday of Advent – “When these things begin to happen, stand up straight and raise your heads, for your ransom is near at hand.” If we are going to have hope that has any meaning in this world, we must start with the realities of life, and for millions of people that reality is …
This time before Advent is intended to remind us of the necessity of being prepared. It is a time for us to get our priorities back in perspective. A good way to do this is through prayer and reading of the scriptures.
The Lord reminds us that through all change we need to hold onto his words which will not pass away. And thus, we wrap up another liturgical year. This weekend we will begin a new year of grace. I pray that it will be a fresh start for all of us and a new year …
Thanksgiving Day – When Abraham Lincoln declared a National Day of Thanksgiving, his proclamation cautioned that we had become blind to the blessings around us. Hopefully we have our sights set on the graciousness of God in our lives. This sense of thanksgiving need not be reserved for only one day a year. Thanksgiving is …
Saint Andrew Dung-Lac, pray for us – Jesus reminds us today that we need to let our faith express itself freely. We are his followers and we must follow him in all aspects of life. We are the modern day prophets, witnessing to the presence of Jesus and all that he stands for. We pray …
St. Clement, pray for us – We hold in our hearts the Creator of all, the maker and keeper of all life. We hold in our hearts a God who knows us by name and a Savior who is the same yesterday, today and forever. We hold in our hearts the hope and promise of …
Saint Cecilia, pray for us – We pray today that we like Jesus will notice the little people in our lives, the ones who give from their heart each day, the not so brilliant, the not so well-dressed, and the not so influential. We pray that our heart like that of Jesus will hear the …
Feast of Christ the King – Christ the King is with us. Pilate is completely out of the picture. His only claim to fame as a king is that he met Jesus. The truth which Jesus proclaims; we must proclaim in our world today. We, too, must testify to the truth while some in government …
