This Sunday, the Church celebrates the Body and Blood of Christ. The body of Christ is the living bread from heaven which he gave to us during the last supper. The Blessed Sacrament is the assurance of Jesus to be with us throughout all times.
This Sunday, we acknowledge that God reveals himself to us in his relationship with the Son and the Holy Spirit. This feast of the Holy Trinity invites us into this divine relationship with God whose love will never let us go.
This Sunday, we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The Gifts of the Holy Spirit are given to us to serve the community.
This Sunday signifies the final days of the Easter season. Jesus says to us, “Go and teach all nations…I am with you always, until the end of the world. God will never leave us alone. The Holy Spirit will be with us always.”
With Jesus’ words of peace, we experience true hope. Our connection with God keeps us rooted and grounded in the things that matter the most: God’s love for us and our love for others. This love is at the heart of our faith.
On this Sunday, the scriptures present a summary of the commandments. Jesus tells us that the greatest of the commandments is "You must love the Lord with all your heart, soul and strength" and "Love your neighbor as yourself." Love is at the heart of who we are and what we are called to do and be.
In this Sunday's Gospel, Jesus says: 'The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.'" Jesus knows each of us. For Jesus, we are not anonymous persons. He calls each of us and knows us by name.
In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus appears to his disciples while they are fishing. As Peter recognizes the Lord, he jumped into the water and Jesus invited them to eat with him. Jesus said to Peter, feed my sheep.
On this Divine Mercy Sunday, the Gospel states that Jesus greets his disciples with the gift of peace. His first words to his fearful disciples are, “Peace be with you!”
The greatest gift of Easter Sunday is our hearing and experiencing God’s amazing love for us. Jesus’s rising from the dead is our hope of resurrection. This amazing love of God gives us everything and never abandons us. Since that first Easter morning, we continue to celebrate the power of God to open the chains of death so that we might see life in its fullness.
Holy Week is the high point of the liturgical year. This Sunday, we begin this great week with Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. Among the crowds of those waving palm branches, we find those who still doubt Jesus’ identity and the call to which God is asking of us.
On this fifth Sunday of Lent, Jesus continues to show us that God is full of mercy and forgiveness. God looks beyond our faults and sees what we need. All of us need God’s love which is everlasting no matter what.
Starting over can be a difficult event for most of us. In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus tells us of the “Prodigal Son” who returns home to his “forgiving father “who has been waiting to celebrate his return.
This Sunday's Gospel presents us with the parable of the fig tree. This parable calls us to trust in God who always offers us a “second chance.” God waits for us with patience and mercy.
In this Sunday’s Gospel, we hear the story of Jesus’s Transfiguration. During our Lenten journey, we are called to be transformed and hear God’s voice tell us, “This is my beloved Son, listen to him.” Like those first disciples, we can become afraid but we acknowledge how good it is to be here with the Lord.
In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus challenges us to act with integrity. He says, “Why do you notice the splinter in our brother or sister’s eye but do not perceive the wooden beam in our own?” This question invites us to engage in deep self-reflection, to ponder the things that blind us to seeing God's face in our brothers and sisters around us.
Pope Francis says that mercy is the very essence of God. Today's Scriptures, like a comforting refrain, focus on mercy. We all must choose to follow God's mercy so that we can love one another without counting the cost. The commandments are not simply rules but God's invitation to love.
As we celebrate the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jesus wants us to focus on the things that really matter. The thing that should matter the most is that we are all blessed in God's eyes.
The Gospel passage tells of the disciples in the boat fishing. They caught nothing. Jesus challenged them to "go into the deep." They followed Jesus' request and caught more fish than they could handle without help.