Tagged: Pentecost
Disney and the Holy Spirit
“You do not possess because you do not ask.” James 4:2 In his Pentecost homily, Fr. Joe compared Walt Disney with the Holy Spirit. Walt Disney could create characters by sketching their likeness on a piece of paper and bringing them alive through animation. He animated the characters to sing, dance, talk, love, cry and be...
Friars Corner: Come, Holy Spirit!
Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13; John 15:26-27, 16:12-15 The event of Pentecost is the “birthday” of Christ’s church. The earliest community was set on fire by the Holy Spirit to bring God’s hope to all people. At the Last Supper, Jesus told his earliest followers the major things the...
Friars Corner: Preparing for Pentecost
Just before Jesus went back to heaven, having finished his salvation work on earth, he gave his followers a simple command. We find it in Acts of the Apostles 1:4-5, “Do not leave Jerusalem but wait for the gift My Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, but...
Friars Corner: Four astounding resurrection stories
Countless books and movies have been produced about the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the savior of the human race. The whole Christian life moves toward Jesus on the cross and flows from his wounded side. Easter is our greatest feast and we celebrate it for eight days. At the daily Masses this...
