Dobbs vs Jackson: The Diocese Responds Venice, FL, June 24th: In God’s eyes, all human life is sacred, from conception to natural death this is the teaching of the Catholic Church. The Church is pleased to hear of the Supreme…

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Luke 9:51-62 This passage contains some very harsh statements. Jesus’ response to the first would-be follower is that – before deciding to follow Jesus – he should first count the cost. The closing sentence is…

Remembering Our Beloved Pastor: Ft Pat Organ Please join us in honoring our Pastor - Fr. Pat Organ - a truly pastoral man who embodied the life of Christ. He is now at home, in peace, with our eternal Father.…

Holy Trinity Sunday: John 16:12-15 Each one of us must, at some point, come face to face with the truth. To do this we need to identify and distance ourselves from the impulses and addictions that drive our attitudes and…

Pentecost Sunday: John 20:19-23 Jesus passed through the locked doors of the house in which the disciples were. His arrival among them was completely unexpected. Did they dread his reproaches, all but the beloved disciple, having abandoned him in his…

7th Sunday of Easter: John 24:46-53 When people see me, do they see Jesus? When people see me, do they want to know Jesus? When people see me, do they want to join our community, share our life, and take…

6th Sunday of Easter: John 14:23-29 Jesus has, on several occasions, been preparing the disciples for his departure; he has not kept them in the dark about this fact (verse 28). But knowing he will be leaving them soon and…

5th Sunday of Easter: John 3:31-35 Jesus has a heavenly origin and is above all (3:31). John 3:31: “He who comes from above is above all, he who is of the earth is from the earth and speaks of the…

4th Sunday of Easter: Jonn 10:27-30 Jesus is our protector and Shepherd who guards and guides, who feeds and protects us from the dangers of life and defends us from anyone who tries to take us away from him. We…

3rd Sunday of Easter: Jonn 21:1-19 Jesus is interested in our work and lives and knows what we need. We see this when Peter is encouraged to try again and with Jesus’s intervention, he is overcome with surprise. Not only…

Divine Mercy Sunday: Jonn 20:19-31 Thomas makes a grand statement of principle and intent but, faced with Jesus, seems not to need to follow through. “Church” for many people is a place of resolution and commitment; I pray that church…

Easter Sunday: Jonn 20:1-9 I keep in my prayer today all who are waiting, thinking of people who await decisions, refugees, prisoners, patients. I review my own capacity to wait, recognising what it costs me, humbly asking God for what…