From the Pastor – Apr. 2, 2017
How hard is it to enter the Kingdom?
The preferential option for the poor is sometimes criticized as a secret campaign against the affluent.
Why would God love poor people more than rich ones?
Is the church suggesting that disadvantaged folk are automatically more moral than wealthy ones?
As we begin this Fifth Week of Easter, we are reminded by the Lord that he is the way to the Father, he is the truth of the Father’s love, and he is the life made real for us. This is not just what we believe, it is also a reassurance during this time of…
Every so often, on a seemingly regular basis, the Pew Research Center does a survey of Americans on religion and its place in our lives. In a recent survey, the center conducted a survey of Americans who claim to be Christian. This survey doesn’t differentiate if one is Catholic, Presbyterian and so forth. It was…
How many of us have felt the same interminable wait for a simple prayer to be answered much less the promises of salvation to be fulfilled? Surely the people of Nazareth, upon hearing Jesus’ announcement in the temple that He was the fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecies of the coming of a Messiah, must have thought: Sorry, Bud, it’s too little, too late. But what they—and most of us—fail to realize is that we will never have to wait again.
Today we celebrate the Feast of THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (CORPUS CHRISTI)!! It is the celebration of the Eucharist, the gift that Jesus gave us at the Last Supper. The Eucharist is what nurtures and sustains us as the Body of Christ, for that is what we are. However, too many of us…
We celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday this week. Thanksgiving is a day of traditions: football, family and food. It is a day when families get together in gratitude for who they are as a family and all that they celebrate and share together. No matter the distance, this holiday brings the family together. We can read…