Tag Archive: #arthurmarat

Thankful, Mindful, Prayerful

First Sunday of Lent My brothers and sisters, as Lent has begun, we will be spending these 40 days preparing for the most important feast in the Church: Easter, the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In order to prepare for his [read more...]

Connected With God’s Love

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C Every moment of our lives is permeated by the Presence of God Who loves and bestows. To live by faith is to learn how to perceive God’s Loving Presence. Every moment of [read more...]

Our Greatest Treasure

2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C Interestingly, some mystics and theologians of the Church claim that the wedding feast at Cana was actually John the Beloved’s wedding reception—the same John who laid his head on Christ’s chest at [read more...]

United Through Baptism

The Baptism of the Lord As we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord, many of us might be wondering why Jesus needed to be baptized, especially since He was sinless. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, “Our Lord [read more...]

Humble Gifts

The Epiphany of the Lord The magi from the East offered Jesus three symbolic and well-known gifts: gold, frankincense and myrrh. We can ask ourselves: What kind of gifts do I prepare for Jesus during Christmas time and throughout the [read more...]

Strive to Imitate The Holy Family This Coming Year

Feast of the Holy Family The Son of God, Jesus Christ, came into the world and was born of a virgin, whose name was Mary. He was raised under the care of the just man, St. Joseph. In the home [read more...]

Divinity in the Unexpected

My Dear Parishioners, Every year we have the great grace to celebrate Christmas, the birth of Our Loving Lord and Savior. In his beautiful reflections in his work, The Life of Christ, Blessed Fulton J. Sheen repeats, “Divinity is always [read more...]

The Eucharist and Christmas

Fourth Sunday of Advent – Year C When Mary greeted Elizabeth during the Visitation, Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this [read more...]

It’s Not That Complicated

3rd Sunday in Advent – Year C In the Christian and spiritual life, we often tend to complicate things. The readings for this Sunday show us, however, that following Christ is pretty straightforward. When the crowds asked St. John the [read more...]

Reflection: Immaculate Conception

Before giving us the gift of Himself through His Incarnation, God gave us the gift of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We cannot conceive the magnitude of the gift of the life and maternal role of Our lady in the history [read more...]