The joy of conversion, Christian community, and the Catholic faith
Exodus 34:4b-6, 8-9; Daniel 3:52-55; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; 3:16-18 In the last two months we have celebrated three major events in our Christian life: the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, His return to his Father and their sending of the Holy Spirit. Now, in the next two weeks, we shall celebrate two major revealed...
1 Kings 17:17-24; Ps 30:2,4-6, 11-13; Galatians 1:11-19; Luke 7:11-17 We now make a great leap in our Sunday worship services. We prepared for Easter with 40 days of prayer, fasting and good works. We remembered the passion and death of Jesus. With great solemnity we celebrated Christ’s glorious resurrection from the dead. Then we...
Gn 14:18-20; 1 Cor 11: 23-26; Lk 11b-17 Dear brothers and sisters, this Sunday’s solemn feast is another major part of our ancient Catholic faith. We know of our Creator, the understanding of three distinct persons in the one God, the Holy Trinity. Then we believe in God’s Son, Jesus Christ who came to earth...
Proverbs 8:22-31; Ps 8:4-9; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 Last week we celebrated the third major element of our faith, Pentecost, the coming and empowerment of God’s Holy Spirit to continue his salvation work. This Spirit guides us to Jesus, who takes us to our Father. The entire church prayed for and celebrated his coming....
Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Rev 21:10-14, 22-23; John 14:23-29 St. Francis of Assisi gave us this powerful prayer. "Most high and glorious God, enlighten the darkness of our minds. Instill in us a correct faith, a certain hope, perfect love and profound humility, O lord, with wisdom and understanding to truly...
↵ Why I Remain Catholic – Catholicism stands alone as my destiny. I was created to be Catholic. That’s where I find the Truth. There’s no going back from where I belong. Joy! New Evangelizers: How significant are you? – How significant are you? The more we love with God's love, the more significant we...
Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40; Ps 33:4-5, 6, 9, 18-20, 22; Romans 8:14-17; Matthew 28:16-20 These few Sundays after Pentecost present for us two major teachings of our faith. Theologically we call them dogmas. Catechesis is the explanation of what these major elements mean. Especially in the Gospel of St. John we learn more about these three...