6th Sunday of Easter – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Have you noticed that the weeks after Easter have had first readings from the Acts of…

6th Sunday of Easter

A parish priest cancelled the fixed rate for payment of weddings in his church. The basis…

6th Sunday of Easter

When the Ascension is celebrated on the following Sunday, the Second Reading (Rev 22:12-14,16-17,20) and the…

6th Sunday of Easter – The Spirit Always Draws New Things from the Gospel

Introduction Faced with the “rampant religious ignorance” someone proposes to take up the Catechism of Christian…

Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We prepare now with Christ to enter the holiest of weeks…

Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion

Gospel Summary The gospel for this Sunday is Luke’s version of the passion and death of…

Palm Sunday – “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord”

Background: This poor man lucked out with neither of his sons. He loved them both and…

Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion – Strengthen Your Brothers

Bottom line: Like Simon Peter, Jesus has commissioned Pope Francis: Strengthen your brothers. Welcome to Holy…

Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion – Following Him Wherever He Leads Us

His death frees us from enslavement to sin. This phrase from the opening prayer of last…

Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion

I attended a wonderful exhibition of the works of John Singer Sargent at the Museum of…