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Last week I posted an article, “Finding Value in Suffering.” That article sought to bring positive light to the suffering we experience. I “hope” that article provided you with some hope. As I continue to see what goes on in…
Read MorePentecostActs 2:1-11Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-30, 34 (30)1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13John 20:19-23June 8, 2025 Before the people began to build the tower of Babel, “the whole world spoke the same language” (see Genesis 11:1-9). The people decided, “Come, let us build…
Read MoreYesterday I offered a new presentation, “Knowing the Holy Spirit.” During the webinar we had a glitch when our office internet cut out briefly. Fortunately, when I checked the video this morning, it is fine. Thanks be to God. You…
Read MoreI would like to provide a brief background as to what inspired me to write the article below. Suffering comes in different forms. There are three ways in which I have been thinking about my own experiences of suffering in…
Read More7th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CActs 7:55-60Psalm 97:1-2, 6-7, 9 (1a, 9a)Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20John 17:20-26June 1, 2025 Jesus knows He is about to be arrested. He knows He will be beaten, mocked, scourged, and crucified. Knowing this, He…
Read MoreWhen I began to reflect on today’s gospel, I read Jesus’ words, “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices,” and immediately thought this is exactly how I feel. I weep at the…
Read MoreThe Ascension of the LordActs 1:1-11Psalm 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 (6)Ephesians 1:17-23Luke 24:46-53 We just heard of Jesus’ Ascension twice in the readings. The gospel reading comes from the very end of the Luke’s Gospel. The first reading is the very…
Read MoreHere’s a friendly reminder that one week from today, on June 5, 2025, I will be offering a new presentation called the Knowing the Holy Spirit. We receive the Holy Spirit in Baptism. We are sealed with the Holy Spirit…
Read MoreJesus says in the gospel reading for today, “the hour is coming when everyone who kills you will think he is offering worship to God.” At times people talk about wars as fought on behalf of religion. People have claimed…
Read More6th Sunday of Easter, Year CActs 15:1-2, 22-29Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 (4)Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23John 14:23-29May 25, 2025 Jesus does many miracles. He teaches many things but Jesus does not act on his own. The word He speaks is not…
Read MoreI recently read Monsignor Charles Pope’s new book, The Hell There Is (Gastonia, NC: TAN Books. 2025). If you believe that Hell does exist but that hardly anyone ends up there, you should read this book. If you believe there…
Read MoreFifth Sunday of Easter, Year CActs 14:21-27Psalm 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13 (see 1)Revelation 21:1-5aJohn 13:31-33a, 34-35May 18, 2025 Paul and Barnabas go out to proclaim the good news. Led by the Holy Spirit, they had “made a considerable number of disciples.” …
Read MoreThere are people who say if you want to be a good Christian, you need to belong to a good bible-based church. I agree with them. That’s why I am grateful that I belong to the Catholic Church because it…
Read More4th Sunday of Easter, Year CActs 13:14, 43-52Psalm 100:1-2, 3, 5 (3c)Revelation 7:9, 14b-17John 10:27-30May 11, 2025 The Catholic Church has been in all the news this week. It reminds me of how, in the first reading, we hear that…
Read MoreOn April 21st, the date after Easter Sunday, I awoke to the news that Pope Francis had passed away. May he rest in peace. When I got up this morning at 5:00 am (Eastern Time, USA) I immediately checked on…
Read MoreLast week the Diocese of Rochester held its annual priest/parish administrator convocation. Among the topics covered by the speakers was the Sacrament of Reconciliation and the lack of full understanding of the Sacrament. From that and my own further reflection…
Read MoreThird Sunday of Easter, Year CActs of the Apostles 5:27-32, 40b-41Psalm 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13 (2a)Revelation 5:11-14John 21:1-19May 4, 2025 Jesus had been crucified and laid in the tomb. Jesus did not remain in the tomb. God has power…
Read MoreI’m happy to say that after a year without doing a formal presentation, I have one scheduled now for June 5th! You can sign up for the Zoom webinar at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Cqgf3AH9RfW2GAPD-bVRew Peace, Fr. Jeff
Read MoreThis is the fourth and final article in a series of articles on the use of music at Mass. The first article, “Why We Sing at Mass”, discussed why we sing at Mass, including its biblical basis. My second article,…
Read More2nd Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy, Year CActs 5:12-16Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 (1)Revelation 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19John 20:19-31April 27, 2025 After the Crucifixion of Jesus, his disciples gathered in a locked room “for fear of the Jews.” Knowing their fear,…
Read MoreThis article is the third article in a series on music at Mass. The first article, “Why We Sing at Mass”, discussed the reasons there is music at Mass. My second article, “Who Sings at Mass”, discussed how we are…
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