Ascension of the Lord

Annie Dillard in Teaching a Stone to Talk tells a disquieting story about a British expedition…

Ascension of the Lord – FIRST IMPRESSIONS 2

St. Luke is a gifted writer. For those who can read his gospel in the original…

Ascension of the Lord – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

  On the Sundays after Easter our first readings have been from the Acts of the…

Ascension of the Lord – The Lord Ascends, His Power Descends

The Solemnity of the Ascension   Let’s begin today with Moses. You all know the events…

Ascension of the Lord

Background: Today’s passage is part of what is often called Jesus’s “priestly prayer” because he is…

Ascension of the Lord

I was asked by a friend of mine to anoint his father because he was sick…

Ascension of the Lord – World Communications Day

THE FIRST READING and the Gospel today seem to be in contradiction. Although both are written…

Ascension of the Lord – He is Always Beside Every Person

Introduction With the coming of Jesus in the glory of the Father has anything on earth…

6th Sunday of Easter – The Peace of the Lord

It was the last course I took before being ordained a priest, ages ago. The course…

6th Sunday of Easter

God our Father has sent His Son to us not to condemn us but to show…