Be direct! Jesus doesn’t answer questions that aren’t asked. Some of the most beautiful blessings of the spiritual life are the “aha!” moments. Those are the moments when something clicks and opens up a whole new range of experiences in…

I am the gate. John 10:9 As work on the Adoration Chapel continues, you may notice the absence of two “privacy walls” on either side of the church. One parishioner referred to them as “ears”. They kind of did look…

Mercy triumphs over judgement. Divine Mercy Sunday finished the Octave of Easter --- the eight days we celebrate Easter from Easter Sunday through Divine Mercy Sunday. But remember, the Easter Season continues for fifty days! We finish up on Pentecost…

Divine Mercy Sunday Welcome to Our Newest Members! Thanks to all who prepared and participated in the Holy Week and Easter celebrations last week. Every service had record numbers of participants, and all the hard work of preparing for these…

Happy Easter! Christ is risen! Alleluia! The Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, which primarily focus on Scripture, famously begin the contemplations of the Resurrection with something that isn’t recorded in Scripture: the Risen Christ appears to His Blessed…

Palm Sunday A few thoughts for this Holy Week On Palm Sunday every year, we have what is called a Processional Gospel. Mass begins with Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. The Biblical scholar, Brant Pitre, highlights that the words and…

The Power of God’s Word “Lazarus, come out!” At the sound of Jesus’ voice, the dead man comes back to life. The incredible miracle in today’s Gospel is a sign of even greater miracles that take place by the power…

Believing is Seeing. It’s not about the proof. Way, way back when I was studying organic chemistry in college, I got to do a lot of neat experiments in the labs. If I didn’t have some knowledge of what was…

Let Jesus Look into the “Well” of Our Hearts Our Bible Class on Mondays is great. We are studying Mark’s Gospel and one of the features of his gospel is how he often writes specific details into the text. Things…

“Lord, it is good that we are here!” Jesus invited Peter, James and John to come up the mountain and witness his Transfiguration.... You and I also have an opportunity to be together with the Lord for some very special…