The Lord Looks Into the Heart – March 2021

Not as man sees does God see,
because man sees the appearance
but the LORD looks into the heart
.

1 Samuel 16:7

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

“Don’t pick at that scab,” said my mother. She said this …

Here I am Lord – February 2021

If God is for us, who can be against us ?

Romans 8:31

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

God asks Adam and Eve, “Where are you?” Now, we also hear Him asking Abraham, where are you? The response of …

Consecrate Us – February 2021

Your word, O Lord, is truth:
consecrate us in the truth.

John 17:17

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:

After the inauguration of President Biden, I received an email asking my stance on offering Communion to President Biden. The question …

To Life – January 2021

And now, bless the God of all,
who has done wonders on earth;
Who fosters growth from the womb,
fashioning it according to his will!

Sirach 50:22

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

In the first week of the new …

Beloved Son – January 2021

And a voice came from the heavens,
“You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”
Mark 1:11

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:

Our baptismal fonts and holy water stoups still lay barren during the Pandemic. On …

Christmas – December 2020

A holy day has dawned upon us.
Come, you nations, and adore the Lord.
For today a great light has come upon the earth.

A holy day has dawned upon us.
Come, you nations, and adore the Lord.
For today

O Come, O Come Emmanuel – December 2020

The one who calls you is faithful,
and he will also accomplish it.
1 Thes: 24

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:

During the season of Advent, we are reminded through Scripture to stay awake, to be alert, to make …

Eucharist/Christ the King – November 2020

Come, you who are blessed by my Father.
Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
For I was hungry and you gave me food,
I was thirsty and you gave me drink,
a stranger and

Rest – November 2020

I myself will give them rest, says the Lord GOD.
The lost I will seek out,
the strayed I will bring back,
the injured I will bind up,
the sick I will heal . . .
Ezekiel 34: 15,16

My …

Model for all Believers – October 2020

. . . you became a model for all the believers

1 Thes 1:7

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

In the papal encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis joyfully shares, “Let us dream, then, as a single human family, …