4th Sunday of Easter, 2024

Posted by Christy .. on 4/15/24

My Dear People, 

Peter and John have been taken before the Sanhedrin (the Jewish combination Congress and Supreme Court) and are actually being tried for healing a man in the name of Jesus! This reminds us of Christians in contemporary society being prosecuted for doing what is right, e.g., ... Read More »

3rd Sunday of Easter, 2024

Posted by Christy .. on 4/09/24

My Dear People, 

            As we continue during the Easter Season, the Acts of the Apostles are read. They were written by Luke, who was a physician and knew Greek very well. Later, he followed Paul on his missionary journeys. For this reason, the latter part of the Acts ... Read More »

Divine Mercy Sunday, 2nd Sunday of Easter, 2024

Posted by Christy .. on 4/09/24

My Dear People, 

Congratulations to the candidates that entered the Catholic Church on the Easter Vigil.

As we begin the Easter Season, we begin to reflect on the Acts of the Apostles, and how the Christian community was from the very beginning of Christianity.  The text stresses the importance ... Read More »

Easter Sunday 2024

Posted by Christy .. on 3/20/24

My Dear People, 

             Happy Easter, everyone! 

             Easter, the most important feast in the Liturgical Calendar, is the feast which made it possible for Christianity to start. Even though the Apostles preached of the crucified Jesus, the difference was He was alive. Jesus appeared to the Apostles on ... Read More »

Palm Sunday 2024

Posted by Christy .. on 3/20/24

My Dear People, 

Today we celebrate Palm Sunday, which is also known as Passion Sunday. This begins Holy Week, and today the Passion of the Lord is from the Gospel of St. Mark.  The Gospels of Luke, Matthew and Mark are rotated depending on the cycle, but on Good ... Read More »

5th Sunday of Lent

Posted by Christy .. on 3/20/24

My Dear People,

As we get closer to Good Friday, what   Jesus calls the “hour,”the readings are more  focused on that “hour.”

The Gospel begins with the Greek people approaching Philip, who has a Greek name and who must understand Greek in order to act as an interpreter. That ... Read More »

4th Sunday of Lent 2024

Posted by Christy .. on 3/20/24

My Dear People,

            God’s mercy is the greatest expression of His love because it shows the total gratuitousness of God’s love towards the sinner. Instead of punishing him, He forgives him and gives him life. The words: “God, who is rich in mercy” have great theological and spiritual ... Read More »

3rd Sunday of Lent 2024

Posted by Christy .. on 2/26/24

My Dear People, 

Today Paul has a message to the Corinthians which parallels the message of the Gospel. The Jewish people, seeing that Jesus overthrew the money changers in the temple, seek a sign which will show by whose authority Jesus did this. Jesus gives them no sign but ... Read More »

2nd Sunday of Lent 2024

Posted by Christy .. on 2/20/24

My Dear People, 

The Readings today have to do with mountain experiences. Abraham was told by God to go up Mt. Moriah and offer his son, Isaac, as a sacrifice. Obediently, Abraham prepared the altar. But God intervened and said to him: “Do not do the least thing to ... Read More »

1st Sunday of Lent 2024

Posted by Christy .. on 2/12/24

My Dear People, 

This first Sunday of Lent deals with Jesus being driven into the wilderness where  He was tempted by Satan.

Having been anointed by the Spirit, Jesus begins His mission without delay. Since He has associated Himself with sinners by undergoing John’s baptism of repentance”(v.4), the Spirit ... Read More »