Reflections

Call on the Holy Spirit

On this, the Solemnity of Pentecost, we celebrate the birthday of the Church. The momentous event of the descent of the Holy Spirit onto the Apostles reminds us of two very important dimensions of a life of faith: the vertical [read more...]

Bible Study: Insightful Preview of Sunday’s Readings

Kathleen compares Renaissance depictions of Jesus levitating to the sky with techniques modern filmmakers might have devised. She then compares the accounts of the Ascension by Luke and Matthew in light of their literary functions. This Sunday’s readings: Acts 1:1-11; [read more...]

Building the Kingdom of God: One Step at a Time

These weeks after Easter have been full of celebration and joy as last week’s reading from the Acts of the Apostles describes how countless numbers of people were converted and – despite persecutions and hardship – the Church grew. I [read more...]

Enlightened Perspective

To Christians living in the 21st century, it might seem surprising that the Apostles still did not fully understand Jesus or God’s plan when Jesus ascended into Heaven. After all that Jesus had explained to them even after His resurrection, [read more...]

Bible Study: Insightful Preview of Sunday’s Readings

In her Friday Bible Study Group meeting this morning, Kathleen Miller offered an interesting and insightful preview of this Sunday’s readings as only she can. This Sunday’s readings: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; 1 Peter 3:15-18; John 14:15-21 Enjoy!

God’s Rights?

In Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus says “‘If you love me, you will keep My Commandments’” (Jn 14:15). For many today, the idea of following God’s commandments is considered old-fashioned, repressed, and passé; only rigid and closed-minded people keep God’s commandments. With [read more...]

What Is Motherhood?

While we seem to always think about motherhood in the physical aspect, there is also an aspect of motherhood called spiritual motherhood. To understand spiritual motherhood, St John Paul II wrote an apostolic letter in 1988 called MulierisDignitatem (On the [read more...]

Bible Study: Insightful Preview of Sunday’s Readings

(May 5, 2023) In her Friday Bible Study Group meeting this morning, Kathleen Miller offered an interesting and insightful preview of this Sunday’s readings as only she can. Acts 6:1-7 1 Peter 2:4-9 John 14:1-12 Please enjoy!

What’s the Deal With Catholic Guilt?

“Am I a good person? Am I good enough to go to Heaven?” Fr. Mike drops some truth bombs. God does not merely tolerate you. He loves you with a ferocious and passionate love and he desires that you know [read more...]

Queen of Heaven and Earth

In today’s Gospel, we hear about how the Blessed Mother hurried to her cousin Elizabeth when she learned from the Angel Gabriel that Elizabeth was six months pregnant. Upon Mary’s arrival, Elizabeth exclaimed: “And how does this happen to me [read more...]