Reflections

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...]

The Sacraments: Holy Orders

The last of the seven sacraments we will review is Holy Orders – a sacrament of Service. The Sacrament of Holy Orders is the continuation of Jesus Christ’s priesthood, which He bestowed upon His Apostles. Therefore, the Catechism of the [read more...]

Deacon’s Beacon: The Holy Spirit is Alive at OLW

The Holy Spirit is Alive at OLW  “He is Risen” Several weeks back, on Easter Sunday,  those words resonated in our readings, as the apostles heard the message of Jesus rising from the dead.  At first, it was difficult for [read more...]

Can I Go To Confession Over Zoom?

In an increasingly digital age, we do more and more things virtually. And while we can use technology to help us listen to the Bible in a Year or connect with likeminded Catholics, why is it we must receive the [read more...]