Weekly Newsletter

All Souls Day This Sunday, the Church observes All Souls Day and we commemorate the faithful departed and remember them in our prayers and especially at Mass. The reality of death is something that we cannot deny or look away from. We have seen our loved ones, our relatives and friends pass on, and the […]

True Righteousness This Sunday, Jesus gives a parable about the Pharisee and the Tax Collector. This parable offers a striking contrast between two general attitudes. First, the Pharisee’s attitude reveals that he is very impressed with himself, thinks highly of his public image, and is unaware of his own sin. Second, the Tax Collector’s attitude

Mustard Faith To come to Church every week certainly requires Faith. Whether it is a strong faith or a weak faith, a deep faith or shallow faith, that’s another matter, but it will certainly require faith to come to church every week and to pray for our needs and offer up our petitions. We want

An Honest Person On this 25th Sunday, our Gospel speaks about a steward who was wasteful with his master’s property, in other words, a dishonest steward. When the master found out, the steward was to be dismissed. But before that could happen, he quickly acted to secure his future, even at the expense of his

St. Peter and St. Paul This Sunday, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of St. Peter and St. Paul. These two great apostles were instrumental in strengthening the faith of the early Church and maintaining its unity. Yet, they were as different as night and day—even having their disagreements, as recorded in Galatians 2:14.Although St. Peter

Corpus Christi This Sunday, the Church celebrates the feast of Corpus Christi—the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. The Body and Blood of Christ, also known as the Eucharist, is the greatest and deepest mystery of the Church. At the same time, it is also one of the most difficult to fully comprehend,

This Sunday, the Church celebrates Trinity Sunday. The Trinity means Three Persons in One God. This can be difficult to understand. It might seem easier to believe that God is just one person, but Jesus came to reveal to us that God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.The most important aspect of the Trinity is

Pentecost This Sunday, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Pentecost. The celebration of our birthdays is always a moment of great joy. We have a great reason to be happy, to celebrate, and to exchange good wishes—because today is the birthday of Holy Mother Church. Easter is the Feast of Light, the celebration of the

This Sunday, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, which should have been celebrated last Thursday but for pastoral reasons it was moved to this Sunday. As we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension, this question may come across our minds: Why did Jesus leave His Church in the hands of weak

Love God On the 6th Sunday of Easter, in the Gospel, Jesus says to his disciples: “Whoever loves Me will keep My word, and My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.” (John 14:23)It’s interesting that the love of God appears to be contingent upon our