“FOR A BRIEF MOMENT I ABANDONED YOU, BUT WITH GREAT COMPASSION I WILL GATHER YOU. IN OVERFLOWING WRATH FOR A MOMENT I HID MY FACE FROM YOU, BUT WITH EVERLASTING LOVE I WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON YOU, SAYS THE LORD, YOUR REDEEMER.” (A Lent Sourcebook: The Forty Days, Book Two, p. 114) As we approach…
“ALMIGHTY AND ETERNAL GOD, WHO DREW OUT A FOUNTAIN OF LIVING WATER IN THE DESERT FOR YOUR PEOPLE – AS THEY WELL KNEW- DRAW FROM THE HARDNESS OF OUR HEARTS TEARS OF COMPUNCTION, THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO LAMENT OUR SINS AND MAY MERIT TO RECEIVE YOU IN YOUR MERCY.” (A Lent Sourcebook: The…
“TO STRENGTHEN THEM FOR COMING STRIFE, OUR SAVIOR CLIMBED THE HEIGHTS WITH PETER, JAMES AND JOHN, HIS FRIENDS, AND SHOWED THEM HEAVEN’S LIGHT… MAY TABOR’S LIGHT AND WONDROUS NEWS SHINE ON OUR LENTEN DAYS…” (A Lent Sourcebook: The Forty days, Book One, p. 138). Last week we were in the dry atmosphere in the desert….
Today millions of us will gather with family, friends or neighbors and spend the day watching the Pre-Game Show and the Super Bowl. The game results in a reduction of the crime rate while the game is played and an incredible amount of money that is gambled, won or lost. It is incredible how one…
“BY YOUR MIRACULOUS BIRTH OF THE VIRGIN YOU HAVE FULFILLED THE SCRIPTURES: LIKE A GENTLE RAIN FALLING UPON THE EARTH YOU HAVE COME DOWN TO SAVE YOUR PEOPLE. O GOD, WE PRAISE YOU!” (A Christmas Sourcebook, p. 96) WELCOME TO 2017! We begin a new year, with new hopes and dreams. As we…
“YOUR NATIVITY, O CHRIST OUR GOD, HAS SHED THE LIGHT OF KNOWLEDGE UPON THE WORLD. THROUGH IT, THOSE WHO HAD BEEN STAR-WORSHIPERS LEARNED THROUGH A STAR TO WORSHIP YOU, O SUN OF JUSTICE, AND TO RECOGNIZE IN YOU THE ONE WHO RISES AND COMES FROM ON HIGH. O LORD, GLORY TO YOU!” (A Christmas Sourcebook,…
Tuesday, we have the privilege of going to the polls and exercising our right to vote. While the presidential campaign has been one of the most contentious on record, we can elect a new president, as well as local officials, including members of the Township Committee. There are also 3 public questions on the ballot…
Today is CATECHETICAL SUNDAY in the Catholic Church in the United States. Today celebrates the Teaching Ministry of the Word in our Parish Religious Education Program and our Parish School. This year’s theme is: PRAYER: THE FAITH PRAYED. It is a reminder that our prayer is a dialogue with God, who has revealed himself in…
Where were you on September 11, 2001? This is one of the watershed days where we all remember where we were and what we were doing. It was a beautiful day and we were all going about our daily routines when, at 8:45 am, the first plane hit the North Tower of the World Trade…
The earthquake that struck central Italy at 3:30 AM, was one of the most devastating earthquakes. Three towns were destroyed in the Province of Umbria. The death toll keeps climbing as they discover more bodies as the rubble is removed. The reasons for the extensive destruction are the earthquake was closer to the surface, and…