April 7, 2024
2nd Sunday of Easter – Divine Mercy Sunday The gospel for the 2nd Sunday of Easter each year tells of the meeting of Jesus with the disciples on Easter Day with a greeting of “Peace be with you” and the imparting of the Holy Spirit as empowerment for their mission as agents of forgiveness. Eight […]
April 6, 2024
We can not make anyone believe. If we think back to times when we believed someone’s testimony and when we doubted it, we can see that many factors have come into play. The witness’s credibility is essential, but our openness to receive is even more so. As we go through life and accumulate experiences, we […]
April 5, 2024
Jesus came over and took the bread and gave it to them, and in like manner the fish. As we continue our celebration of Easter, we see Jesus once again sharing a meal with his disciples. Keep in mind that these were the people who had betrayed and abandoned him when he was led to […]
April 4, 2024
One Sunday, I felt the heaviness of life, which must have shown on my face because I thought most people were keeping their distance from me. I usually smile at everyone and try to acknowledge the new and old faces around us, but not this day because even as I tried, I could not muster […]
April 3, 2024
We find ourselves very much in the spirit of Easter. In the Gospel, we read about another post-resurrection appearance of Jesus. This time, it is to the two disciples who are confused and discouraged about the death of Jesus and have left Jerusalem. They meet Jesus on the way but do not recognize him. Jesus […]
April 2, 2024
As we continue “Eastering” during these sacred eight days, we hear in the first reading the very first speech of Peter after being slain in the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. That very first Pentecost experience transformed the disciples into apostles on a new mission from Jerusalem and the Jewish people. Their new charge: to repent, […]
April 1, 2024
Reflecting on today’s Gospel, imagine Mary Magdalene’s confusion upon discovering Jesus’ tomb empty and the Apostles’ alarm. They did not yet understand that he had emerged from the tomb under his power, resurrected as foretold in the Scriptures – Risen to save us all. This image takes me back to when I visited that very […]
March 31, 2024
Easter Sunday: The Resurrection of the Lord The Son of Man is the Son of God. He is risen! Jesus promised he would die and rise again. Jesus, a human and a divinity, can be available till the end of the world. He is in heaven, and the Paschal Mystery is done. Easter is beautiful […]
March 30, 2024
Holy Saturday Holy Saturday – I find myself with Mary, trying to identify how she felt gazing upon the Cross to the tomb. The Eucharist never died for Our Lady. Jesus raised the sorrow in hope even amidst the Crucifixion. “With our Lord in the tomb, keep the Blessed Virgin company. Alone and grieving, she […]
March 29, 2024
Good Friday He was spurned and avoided by people, a man of suffering, accustomed to infirmity, one of those from whom people hide their faces. How often do we avoid the suffering of the poor, the marginalized, and those who are different from us? We turn away to avoid seeing and being challenged to do […]