I am the living bread that came down from heaven, says the Lord; whoever eats this bread will live forever. (John 6:51-53) A word from Fr. Chris The feast of Corpus Christi as it’s popularly called celebrates the Body and Blood of Jesus which He, Christ, gave the church as a divine and gratuitous gift […]
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THE MOST HOLY TRINITY
Dear Church Family, Let’s say, “Happy Birthday God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Dear God, Dear Holy Trinity, we don’t understand you and don’t know everything about You but we celebrate You as being God all by yourself and by being God for each one of us coming totally gushing into our hearts with love.” […]
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT
A word from—Deacon Ed Dear Church, As you read this column it will be Sunday of the first week of Lent. But I am writing this on Ash Wednesday. Therefore I would like to share with you the spiritual side of the preparation of ashes. We begin by gathering old palms from last year’s Palm […]
FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Dear Church Family, We have entered into this special month of February, Black History Month, Ground Hog Day, Valentine’s Day, Presidents’ Day, Mardi Gras and the Beginning of Lent. The Word of God today certainly has a message of calling us to evangelize. “Leave everything and follow me.” This is calling us to be like […]
FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Dear Church Family, The reading from St. Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, where love is described, is a passage so often used at marriages. As you read that, especially the part that “Love is patient, love is kind, etc.” say your own name, saying you are patient, you are kind, you are not jealous, you […]
THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Dear Church Family, We see Jesus with a dream in the synagogue as He reads the Scripture, rolls up the scroll, saying: “Today these Words have been fulfilled.” We see Mary dreaming and pondering. We are aware of Dr. Martin Luther King’s constant dream that we now have to dream in order to make it […]
SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Dear Church Family, Well, Church, even though it was a bit cold last week we gathered and celebrated not only the Baptism of the Lord, but our Mass Mob as well. It was truly an uplifting service! We had over 400 people to come out and celebrate with us. Alleluia! I would like to thank […]