Catholic Schools Week-January 2022

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teaching
Hebrews 13:8,9

Beloved Pastors, Administrators, Faculty, Staff, Parents, Guardians, and Students:

Grace and Peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be …

Culture of Life – January 2022

In your mercy, give me life, O Lord,
and I will do your commands

Psalm 119:88

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

Pope St. John Paul II pleas with us, “A great prayer for life is urgently needed, a prayer …

Gift to the Christ Child – January 2022

We saw his star at its rising
and have come to do him homage

Matthew 2:2

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:

Simply, what is the gift you bring to the Christ Child? On January 2, we celebrated the Epiphany …

Behold, I come to do your will – December 2021

Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.
May it be done to me according to your word”
Luke 1:38

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:

At the beginning of this glorious season of Advent, we spoke about our journey …

Love the Lord Your God – October 2021

“Therefore you shall love the Lord, your God,
with all your heart,
and with all your soul,
and with all your strength.
Take to heart these words which I enjoin on you today.”

Deuteronomy 6:6

 

My Sisters and Brothers …

Synodality – October 2021

So let us confidently approach the throne of grace
to receive mercy and to find grace for timely help
Hebrews 4:16

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:

The prophets of the Old Testament foretold that God’s Spirit would rest upon …

All things are possible for God – October 2021

All things are possible for God.
Mark 10:27

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:

When Jesus walked this earth, wealth was considered a sign of God’s favor, God’s blessing.  Yet, Jesus came to undo what man had made to point …

Priests’ serve the Lord – September 2021

May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord
through which the world has been crucified to me and I to the world.

Gal 6:14

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

The priests of the Diocese of Orlando …

Be Opened – September 2021

Ephphatha!”— that is, “Be opened!”
Mark 7:34

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:

Once a gentleman wrote to me complaining about his pastor. He said that the pastor spoke about Scripture in his homily and that Scripture is …

Choose God – August 2021

As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.

Joshua 24:15

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:

Who do you serve? Every day this question is posed to us as we arise and as we ready ourselves for …