Tag Archive: #reflection

Lenten Conversion

8th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C This Wednesday Lent begins. During Lent, the Church encourages us to participate in these three forms of piety. Through fasting, we express our humility in relation to God. In prayer, we express [read more...]

The Courage to Forgive

“It does not take courage to exact revenge; rather, it takes courage to forgive and seek true justice.” In today’s gospel, Jesus compels us to fight evil through the power of good. “Love your enemies, do good to those who [read more...]

Please Support the Annual Catholic Appeal

Next week is Commitment Sunday for the 2022 Annual Catholic Appeal. The theme for this year’s Appeal has special importance in light of what we have all experienced in the past two years. The theme is: “Making all things new [read more...]

Fish With Faith

5th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year C So often we give into the temptation to think that we know what is best for our lives. We have preferences, ideas, dreams, and drives that we follow without considering what God [read more...]

A Call for Patience and Charity

Fourth Sunday Ordinary Time – Year C Sometimes the things that we need to hear for the salvation of our souls are not the things that we want to hear. The truth—God’s Truth—demands that we change our hearts and change [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...]

God’s Gifts Manifested Through The Divine Mercy

At the 9:30 and 11:30 am masses on Sunday, January 16, Deacon Paul Onischuk preached about the multitude of gifts we have all received (service, workings, wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, mighty deeds, prophecy, interpretation) through the manifestation of the Holy [read more...]

Father Mike Schmitz: Forgive and Forget?

Have you ever heard the expression, ‘To err is human; to forgive, divine?’ Surprisingly this well-known phrase does not come from the Bible but a poem by the English poet Alexander Pope.

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...]