5th Sunday of Easter
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: For thousands of years the People of God longed to see the living face of God. Then the Word became Flesh and dwelt among us. He came to His own…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: For thousands of years the People of God longed to see the living face of God. Then the Word became Flesh and dwelt among us. He came to His own…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: The Fourth Sunday of Easter the liturgy celebrates Jesus, the Good Shepherd. We need to be reminded, especially in the difficult moments of life that we are not forsaken; God…
May, Month of the Blessed Virgin Mary God chose to involve Mary in a unique way in the life and mission of Jesus, in the history of salvation. But how does he want her…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: This Sunday, as we conclude the eight-day solemnity of Easter and continue into the liturgical season of Easter, we celebrate the gift of divine mercy. It’s easy to forget sometimes…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: The Gospel of the Passion is God’s word……the Word on the cross. We need to contemplate and understand this Word, spoken to us in his passion, death and resurrection. Don’t…
Christians have been celebrating Lent — in some form or other — since the earliest days of the Church. And this Lenten period of fasting and penance has always been somehow related to the…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: The parable of the Prodigal Son is one of the best known stories in all of human literature. It could be called the parable of the two sons, the elder…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: Christ emphasizes that everyone who refuses to repent (the barren fig tree symbolizes someone who lacks the fruits of repentance) will stay separated from God. “If you do not repent,…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: “This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!” Often in the spiritual life, we can struggle with the temptation to say too much. God is calling us to listen…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: “Christ was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted….” We need to declutter our interior life, to create silence and space amidst the chaos of our lives….