The Bread of Life – June 2020

Because the loaf of bread is one,
we, though many, are one body,
for we all partake of the one loaf.

1 Cor 10:17

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:

What is a desert experience? When I think of a …

National Day of Prayer and Remembrance – June 1, 2020

We have many questions to ask ourselves during these troubling and uncertain times. What is happening in our world? What is happening in our country? What is happening in our city? What is happening in our lives? What is happening …

Pentecost Sunday – May 31, 2020

These past many weeks have been like no other time in our lives, we have not been able to go to work or school, church buildings closed with no Mass celebrated publicly; no entertainment or restaurants; we were left at …

Grace Before God – May 2020

Beloved:
If you are patient when you suffer for doing what is good,
this is a grace before God.
1 Peter 2:20

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:

What is doing good? During this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, doing …

Easter – April 2020

Although you have not seen him you love him;
even though you do not see him now yet believe in him,
you rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,
as you attain the goal of your faith, the salvation of

Hosanna, Son of David – April 2020

“Hosanna to the Son of David;
blessed is the he who comes in the name of the Lord;
hosanna in the highest.”

Matthew 21:9

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:

Pope Francis in his message for World Youth Day 2020 …

Chrism Mass Homily – April 8, 2020

As we begin this sacred Chrism Mass, I need to say, this is not the Mass I anticipated or planned on celebrating. As I look out at the empty pews of St. James Cathedral, it leaves me with an empty …

Light – March 2020

You were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord.
Live as children of light,
for light produces every kind of goodness and righteousness and truth.

Eph 5:8-14

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:

Within the Gospels during …

Bread Alone – March 2020

One does not live on bread alone,
but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.
Matthew 4:4

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:

Bread.  It is one of the four major food groups. It was sustenance …