Fame In this week’s readings we learn how Jesus’s fame spread everywhere throughout the whole region of Galilee. He taught with authority and even unclean spirits obey him. (Mk 1:21-28) Read More
Fishermen This week’s Gospel comes from Mark 1:14-20 where Jesus said “Repent, fishermen . . .Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Then they abandoned their nets and followed him. We usually think repentance means turning from sinfulness toward God. And, indeed, this is the point of the first reading. The gospel, […] Read More
Listen In this week’s first reading Jesus reminds us to not just listen to him, but follow through and understand his words. ‘Samuel answered to the Lord, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” Samuel grew up and the Lord was with him, not permitting any word of his to be without effect.’ Read More
Upcoming Devotional Masses As a reminder, Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and to the Immaculate Heart of Mary will be taking place the first week of the month. Our schedule is: We look forward to seeing you. Read More
Happy Thanksgiving This Thanksgiving season, we are reminded when Jesus tells us to help the least of our brothers. “When you hold a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or your wealthy neighbors… Rather, when you hold a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind”. […] Read More
Our talents The Gospel tells us not to squander our talents. Faithful use of one’s gifts will lead to participation in the fullness of the kingdom of heaven, lazy inactivity to exclusion from it. Mt 25:14 Please join one of our many ministries to contribute your talents as well. Read More
Your treasures This week’s readings have us look at the real value of treasures. Please join one of our many ministries to contribute your talents as well. Jesus observed how the crowd put money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow also came and put in two small coins worth a […] Read More
Awake In this week’s Gospel we are reminded to keep the light of our faith lit through a joyful and intimate relationship with Jesus and to share His love with others. “Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour.” Mt 25:1-13 Read More
All Souls Throughout November as we remember the Faithful Departed, we learn in this week’s Gospel of the eternal life that awaits us. Jn 6:37-40 “For this is the will of my Father,that everyone who sees the Son and believes in himmay have eternal life,and I shall raise him on the last day.” Read More
Matthew 23:1-12 This week’s Gospel from Matthew reminds us that Jesus is present and with us. “We are fortunate and blessed to be led and mentored by someone who lives these very words, incorporates these basic values and practices exactly what he preaches every day, every minute.” Read More
The greatest love In this week’s Reading we are reminded of the love Jesus wants us to share: Mt 22:34-40“You shall love the Lord, your God,with all your heart,with all your soul,and with all your mind.This is the greatest and the first commandment.” Read More
Our wealth In the Gospel we are reminded that wealth doesn’t come from our possessions, but how we can love and serve God. “Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” Mt 22:15-21 Read More
The few In this week’s Gospel, Jesus reminds us “Many are invited, but few are chosen.” Mt 22:1-14 Like the king who is adamant about filling the wedding hall even when invited guests don’t arrive, God persistently invites us to the royal banquet in the “kingdom of heaven.” But the gracious invitation requires our positive and definite […] Read More
Yes In this week’s Gospel we are asked to look deep in our hearts to see how we can say yes to Jesus. Dear Lord make us cornerstones, never dislodged, not by rejection, nor suspicion, contempt,or even death.Let your vines sprout upon us.Let us nurture your exquisite wine. Read More
From Bishop Barber: Body-Soul Unity of the Human Person The Pastoral Letter below offers a response to a key theme that arose from the listening and dialogue sessions, held around the diocese in fall of 2022, which is a desire from those in ministry for clarification on the Church’s teaching and a desire for resources to reference when questions arise. The content of the letter […] Read More
Change In this week’s Gospel, Jesus tells of two sons who had a change of heart. The first refused to work in the fields, but later decided to go. The second said he would help but never showed up. Like it was in Jesus’s time, the story is a reminder that it’s not enough to simply […] Read More
Matthew 18:15 -20 This week, Laurie Lopez reflects on how we should handle conflicts and the importance of community. “We are reminded whenever two or more are gathered together there is he in there midst.” Read More
The last Our Gospel this week raises the question of who is first and who is last in the kingdom of heaven. (Mt 20:1-16a)In the parable, the laborers who worked the longest grumble about the amount of wages others are receiving. However Jesus reminds us, simply being called to the privilege of sharing in Jesus’ work is […] Read More
The Church The Gospel tells us we are the Church and Jesus is with us. “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” (Mt 18:15-20) In the church we are accountable to and for one another because our manner of relating, reconciling, and praying together reveals […] Read More
Love This week’s second reading has a powerful message on the value of love. It is one of the greatest of all commandments which are summed up as, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” (Rom 13:8-10) In short, Love does no evil, so it is the fulfillment of all other commandments. As we remember those […] Read More
Life In the Gospel this week Jesus said to his disciples “For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” (Mt 16:21-27) Read More
The Rock In this week’s Gospel, Simon Peter recognizes Jesus. He says “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are […] Read More
Infinite God… … you pour out yourboundless mercy and loveupon all who will accept it. Fond Father,thank you for your grace.Please help our world to receive it.By Anne Osdieck Please join us at Mass as we celebrate this holy season and find ways we can be inspired by Jesus’s love. Read More
Faith This week’s Gospel tells of Jesus calling Peter to also walk on water. Peter and his companions, tossed about by waves and wind, saw the Lord as a ghost upon the water and were terrified. The voice over the tumult said: “Get hold of yourselves! It is I! Do not be afraid!” Peter heard the […] Read More
Listen This week we remember when Peter, James, and his brother, John, were on a high mountain with Jesus, and he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light. Then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am […] Read More
Treasure In Matthew 13:44-58 it tells us the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field. This summer, let’s strive to be better disciples and share God’s message with others. Discipleship means searching for this treasure of incomparable value and giving all we have to become part of it. Please have a safe […] Read More
The seed In this weeks Gospel Jesus proposed a parable to the crowds, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that becomes a large bush, and the ‘birds of the sky come and dwell in its branches.’” (Mt 13:24-43 & Mk 4:26-34) Please have a safe and restful summer. Please join us at Mass as we find ways […] Read More
Good fruit In this weeks Gospel Jesus uses the example of the different kinds of soil where seeds are sown, to represent the depth of our openness and ability to receive the word of God into our hearts. If God’s words are received, believed, respected and followed our faith will be like the seeds that fell on […] Read More
Live This week’s second reading tells us “For if you live according to the flesh, you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.” (Rom 8:9, 11-13) Please have a safe and restful summer. Please join us at Mass as we celebrate this holy season and find ways we […] Read More
Foundation This week we celebrate the feast of Saint Peter. Let us also find ways to be a foundation of faith for others. Our Lord said to Simon Peter, “you will become the rock of faith, the foundation stone of the Church, and the principal means for its spiritual construction. On this confession of yours that […] Read More
The harvest This week we recall when Jesus saw a large crowd in need and said “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few” (Matthew 9:36—10:8). His disciples were then instructed to go out and help the needy who had the least. Lord, help us be inspired to also care for those in need. Please join us […] Read More
Corpus Christi In this week’s gospel we celebrate the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. Christ said that he was the true bread from heaven. One does not live by bread alone but by this true Word of God. And, by a miracle which completes the lesson of the manna, this Word is the bread […] Read More
You count In this week’s Gospel, Jesus tells us God loves each of us down to the tiniest detail! God’s is infinite, so he has an infinite amount of time and space for each person on earth, and above, and under the earth. “Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them […] Read More
Bread of Life This week we celebrate the Eucharist and recall when Jesus told the crowd “Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him… This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever.” Please join us at Mass as […] Read More
Hear my voice In the Gospel, Jesus has a simple message ~ Jesus loves you. Follow him. “I am the good shepherd,and I know mine and mine know me,just as the Father knows me and I know the Father;and I will lay down my life for the sheep.“ Please join us at Mass as we celebrate this holy […] Read More
Feed the soul In the Gospel, Jesus walked with the disciples as a stranger, and their hearts were on fire. Their eyes were opened when he blessed and broke bread.Let us know you in the breaking of the bread, and in every person we meet.They begged him to stay with them in the village they called home.Please stay […] Read More
Believe In this week’s Gospel, Jesus recognizes his many believers. Jesus came, although the doors were locked, and stood in their midst and said, “Peace be with you.” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, […] Read More
Alleluia ~ He is Risen! The word ‘Alleluia’ will feature abundantly in the Church’s liturgy for the Fifty Days of the Season of Easter. Saint Augustine, writing in the IV century, said: “We are an Easter people and Alleluia is our song.” The word comes from the Hebrew ‘Hallelujah’ and means ‘Praise the Lord.’ Please join us at Mass as […] Read More
Holy Week Palm Sunday signals the upcoming end of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week. The day commemorates the spreading of palms and clothing in Jesus’ path as He entered Jerusalem prior to His crucifixion: They brought the donkey and the colt, placed their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them. A very large crowd […] Read More
Lent On the 5th Sunday of Lent we recall the raising of Lazarus. The raising of Lazarus is the sign of a new revelation that death is not final. Life is. Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes […] Read More
Lent On the 4th Sunday of Lent we recall that the journey from darkness to light, from blindness to sight, is found in all the readings. Samuel learns that even prophets need to have their eyesight checked. The church community in Ephesus is told by St. Paul that though they were once in darkness, now they […] Read More
Lent On the 3rd Sunday of Lent we recall that Jesus asks us to join him in faith like the living water offered to the Samaria woman. “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again; but whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst; the water I shall give will become in him […] Read More
Lent As we enter this Lenten season, we recall the day Jesus took Peter, James, and John to a high mountain. And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light. Then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom […] Read More
Lent As we enter this Lenten season, we recall the 40 days of Jesus being tempted in the wilderness. The story of Jesus’ time in the desert is always read on the first Sunday of Lent as a reminder that we are each called to explore our own temptations and the deserts within us that allow […] Read More
Prepare the heart This week as Ash Wednesday approaches, let’s prepare our hearts for the coming of Lent… a period for all of us to reflect more deeply upon the saving presence of Jesus in our lives and to weed out everything that stands between us and Jesus. Please click here for an on-line reflection to help us […] Read More
Perfect In this week’s gospel, Jesus challenges us to go beyond our expected responses to human interactions. He says “…love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you“. Jesus’ examples may sound challenging – but his bigger challenge to us is what he really expects: “be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Mt […] Read More
Choices We are challenged in this week’s Gospel to make good choices, not just in our deeds, but in our hearts as well. Matthew 5:17-37 Do not take a false oath, but make good to the Lord all that you vow. But I say to you, do not swear at all. Let your “Yes” mean “Yes” […] Read More
Light We are challenged in this week’s Gospel to put our faith in action, in both words and deeds. Matthew 5:13-16 Jesus tells us “You are the light of the world…. Your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.” Please join us at Mass as we […] Read More
Blessed This week we draw inspiration from Matthew 5:1-12a where Jesus reminds us that those who are poor are actually wealthy. As we are inspired by Jesus’s love, let us help those in need by clicking here to donate to St Vincent DePaul. “Blessed are the poor in spirit,for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Blessed are […] Read More
Fishermen This week’s Gospel comes from Matthew 4:12-23 where Jesus said to Simon, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”At once they left their nets and followed him. Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” We usually think repentance means turning from sinfulness toward […] Read More