God Is God Of All Today is the Third Sunday of Lent. The Church invites us to continue our reflection on Christ’s suffering, death, and resurrection as we share in his Paschal Mystery. If we go back to the readings,
Dear Quad Parish Parishioners, “Rend your hearts not your garments and return to the Lord, your God.” (Joel 2, 13) As we experience the ambience of Lent in the whole of Christendom, we make this season a special time –
Driven By The Spirit How often have you heard today’s gospel and not even noticed that Jesus was driven into the desert by the power of the Spirit? It’s the same Spirit that got you to church today. It’s the
“For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven.” -Eccl 3:1 I wanted to let you all know that I have given notice at work that I will be retiring as Music Coordinator effective June
“It was the worst of times; it was the best of times” My sincere apology to Charles Dickens. The real quote from A Tale of Two Cities is the reverse statement. However, when I read the Readings for this Sunday,
Are we too proud to listen and evaluate other’s advice? I, like most people, have difficulty in taking advice. Even when we seek advice, it can be very hard to put it into practice. Over the years we develop patterns
A Sober Mind I write today of a peculiar verse in the Second Epistle to the Corinthians. St. Paul, having already twice visited the people of Corinth, writes to them a defense of his past actions. It seems that the
The True Knowledge In writing this, I’m struck by how accurate the adage “history repeats itself” is. When new or revolutionary ideas are introduced into a society or group, individuals usually tend to form their generalized opinion of that idea
Being Well-Pleased The scene in today’s Gospel is the Baptism of Jesus. The evangelist Mark tells us a voice came from the heavens that said, “You are my Beloved Son, with you I am well-pleased.” My thoughts are based on
My brother Tom never grew up. Unfortunately, he didn’t grow old either, having died of a heart attack at just 48. But even if the Lord had granted him more years here on earth, I am convinced that Tom would
