The Beatitudes In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus opens His Sermon on the Mount with words that can change the way we see life — the Beatitudes. Here, He calls “blessed” those the world often overlooks: the humble, the gentle, the merciful, the pure of heart, the peacemakers, and those who suffer for doing what is […]
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Jesus’ Call This Sunday, our Gospel is taken from Matthew 4:12–23. In this Gospel, we see the dawn of Jesus’ public ministry. After John the Baptist’s arrest, Jesus goes to Galilee, fulfilling Isaiah’s prophecy: “The people who sat in darkness have seen a Great Light.” This light is not just a symbol, it is Jesus
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Recognizing Jesus This Sunday’s liturgy draws our attention to the heart of our faith: recognizing and following Jesus, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29–34). In the Gospel, John the Baptist sees Jesus approaching and immediately points Him out to his disciples. John’s humility is striking; he does
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Today is probably the last day for us to talk about Christmas because starting on Monday we will be back to Ordinary Time. Talking about the Christmas season is not just about celebrating the Birth of Jesus for us, it is also the time to wait in hope and expectation for the Second Coming of
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Imagine being so full of wisdom that you see something before others do. Or having such a close relationship with God that you receive insights that transform your life. Revelations from God are a curious thing in our scientific age, as it respects the laws of reason (often working within them) but is not limited
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Come to the Church on the New Year Happy New Year! On this first day of the new year, it is certainly good to come to church to pray, after all, it is good way to start a new year. In truth, we need to come to church, we must come to church. We need
The Feast of The Holy Family Read Post »
The Nativity Scene Every December 25 all Churches celebrate Christmas Day, the day of Jesus’ birth, and that’s why the central expression of Christmas is none other than the Nativity Scene. There can be all the other decorations like the Christmas tree, the fairy lights, presents, etc. but the Nativity Scene takes the central focus
Fourth Sunday of Advent Read Post »
Jesus’ Love for Us “Among those born of women no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.”During Advent, we recall Christ’s birth and anticipate Christ’s coming at the end of time. Not only did Jesus come into the world some 2,000 years
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Stay Awake How often in these next few weeks will we hear the question “Are you ready for Christmas?” Gifts, baking, parties…so little time, so much to do. In today’s readings, we hear the same question but in a much broader, more profound context. Simply put, are we ready, not just for Christmas Day, but
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Christ the King “You’re not the boss of me!” How often do we hear these words?Stop for a moment and ask – why can this person not be our boss? Is it because we feel that they don’t really know us and we want to do things our way? Is it because what they are
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