Seasonal Introduction to Advent

Each Advent we are given the opportunity to begin anew and to enter a deeper place of interior awareness. We not only continue to await the second coming of the Lord, but we look forward to celebrating again the birth of the Babe in Bethlehem over 2,000 years ago!...

Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ King of the Universe

The liturgical year draws to a close most fittingly with the celebration of Jesus Christ as King of the Universe. It is the Church’s way of acknowledging God’s “plan for the fullness of times, to sum up all things in Christ, in Heaven and on earth” (Eph 1:10). Today’s...

Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

In the Spiritual Reflection for this week, Pope Francis says this about God: “It is He, the Lord, Who guides our existence and knows the ultimate purpose of things and events.” This is what we believe as Christians – that God has a plan for the world, and for each one...

Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

In the month of November, the Church focuses in a special way on what is to come after death. The month begins with All Saints Day and All Souls Day, and it concludes with the Solemnity of Christ the King, which is the celebration of what will take place at the end of...

Solemnity of All Saints

Sunday’s readings taught us the importance of being merciful as the Lord has been merciful to us. Mercy, however, extends beyond what we can do for one another in this life; it extends beyond this world. Therefore, to use an example from Sunday’s Gospel, although the...