May 13, 2025
Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’ (Luke 22:19) Who can remember our Lord better than our Lady, Mother Mary? For her, remembrance meant […]
May 12, 2025
“I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved…” – John 10:9 In this Gospel, Jesus presents Himself as both Shepherd and Gate, our protector, our guide, and our path to life. In a world of many voices, He is the only one who truly leads us to peace, purpose, and salvation. Saint […]
May 11, 2025
4th Sunday of Easter In today’s Gospel, Jesus declared: “My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” There are three parts to this statement. The first is: “My sheep hear my voice.” Jesus is teaching us that when we hear his voice, we enter into a new relationship with him. He […]
May 10, 2025
“You have the words of eternal life …. You are the Holy One of God.” Peter’s words to Jesus speak as an attestation of our faith in Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. As we read in Acts, the Apostles were indeed devoted and determined to continue Jesus’ mission, empowered by the Holy Spirit, as […]
May 9, 2025
Incomprehensible mystery! Christ handed his life over to death to become the sacred food of divine nourishment to conquer death with the bread of eternal life. Yes, people quarreled about this. It is outlandish. The gift Jesus gives is the divine life that comes from the Father. In obedience to the Father, Jesus is the […]
May 8, 2025
How often have we found ourselves in Philip’s shoes? Yes, Philip’s adventure is the same as ours. It takes time, yet the journey into Jesus’ arms increases our awareness of what we are doing, what He did: listening and being obedient to the Holy Spirit’s nudging. We have access to all the necessary tools. We […]
May 7, 2025
Jesus said to the crowds, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.” Long before his passion and death, Jesus predicted that he would nourish us with his very self. To those who heard him, this seemed too much to take. The […]
May 6, 2025
We commemorate the martyrdom of Saint Stephen twice a year, on Tuesday of the third week of Easter and December 26. Each time of the year, the story calls us to remember a life offered to God in grace and the Holy Spirit. This holy deacon wished for his whole life and death to be […]
May 5, 2025
Today’s gospel reading marks the beginning of the Bread of Life Discourse. After the miracle of the feeding of the five thousand, the crowd was so drawn to Jesus that they crossed the sea on the very next day in search of Him. They did this not because of the miracle of the multiplication of […]
May 4, 2025
3rd Sunday of Easter Today’s gospel contains one of my favorite sayings from Peter: “I’m going fishing”. To fully appreciate this statement, we must remember the emotional journey that Peter and the other disciples had barely started. They had begun an earlier journey with Jesus of Nazareth, thinking the long-awaited Jewish messiah had finally arrived. […]