The Ascension of the Lord

Posted by Christy .. on 6/02/25

My Dear People, 

Jesus, today, instructs His Disciples about the fulfillment of the Scriptures and announces their future missions. First, He explains how it was necessary that everything written about Him in the Old Testament came to fulfillment. He opened their minds to understanding the Scriptures.   He also ... Read More »

6th Sunday of Easter

Posted by Christy .. on 5/12/25

My Dear People, 

During these last days and before the Feast of the Ascension, we, liturgically, “re-live” the end of the forty-days the Apostles spent with Jesus as He prepared them for His departure. We have no record of Jesus’s teachings during this time, either in Acts or in ... Read More »

5th Sunday of Easter

Posted by Christy .. on 5/12/25

My Dear People, 

In today’s readings St. Paul is not cowed by persecution and physical suffering. He knows that his crisis is the prelude to abundant spiritual fruit. He knows, also, that there are many people within the region who embrace the Gospel.   St. Luke records progress and ... Read More »

4th Sunday of Easter

Posted by Christy .. on 5/12/25

My Dear People, 

Jesus initiates a very personal dialogue with Simon Peter, which focuses on the way Peter will bear witness to the risen Lord. It takes place after the breakfast, which was prepared on “a charcoal fire” (21:19)—a detail that recalls Peter’s threefold denial of Jesus in Anna’s ... Read More »

3rd Sunday of Easter, 2025

Posted by Christy .. on 4/28/25

My Dear People, 

Jesus initiates a very personal dialogue with Simon Peter, which focuses on the way Peter will bear witness to the risen Lord. It takes place after the breakfast, which was prepared on “a charcoal fire” (21:19)—a detail that recalls Peter’s threefold denial of Jesus in Anna’s ... Read More »

Divine Mercy Sunday, 2025

Posted by Christy .. on 4/28/25

My Dear People, 

Congratulations to all the candidates who entered the Catholic Church at Easter Vigil. Mary Alexander. Araceli Salgado, Marvin Ospina and Stephanie Torres.

Jesus appears to the apostles on the evening of the day on which he rose. He presents himself in their midst, without any need ... Read More »

Easter Sunday, 2025

Posted by Christy .. on 4/21/25

Happy Easter Everyone! 

It was the Resurrection fulfilling Jesus’ prophecy that said He was the son of man and would be put to death but would rise on the third day. The prophecy was widely known! The leaders of the Jewish community even went to Pilate and asked to ... Read More »

Palm Sunday, 2025

Posted by Christy .. on 4/04/25

My Dear People, 

Jesus reclines at the dining table with His Apostles. He begins a farewell address with the announcement of His upcoming suffering and death and the institution of the Eucharist. All  is part of an unfolding plan that “has been determined” and “must be fulfilled.”  Jesus is ... Read More »

5th Sunday of Lent, 2025

Posted by Christy .. on 4/01/25

My Dear People,

We as Catholics get challenged on occasion by those who do not know the Catholic Faith or want to know the Catholic Faith. There are many who have determined that they are right, and the Catholics are wrong. What they challenge the Catholics on is based ... Read More »

4th Sunday of Lent, 2025

Posted by Christy .. on 3/25/25

My Dear People,

This week I am going to reflect on the first Reading from Joshua in order to connect it better with Jesus and the Gospels. In the Old Testament, God’s plan unfolds and prepares the people for the coming of the Messiah. The connection between Joshua and ... Read More »