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(March 28, 2021) Deacon David L. Hall reminds us that our everyday words sometimes shock us. Many excuses or misconceptions are reminiscent of the judgment Jesus underwent during his tribulation. However, Jesus keeps coming back to us, giving us reminders of His self-sacrificing love. Turning away from our sins and opening ourselves to our true need for forgiveness is what Jesus is calling us to.

(March 21, 2021)  Father Samuel Dubois encourages us to "invite Jesus in. If you can’t roll the stone away on your own, ask Him to do it. We are destined for the glory of God. All we have to do is ask for his help."

(March 17, 2021) Monsignor describes ways in which Saint Patrick's ordeals and sufferings as a victim of human trafficking became stepping stones for his subsequent ministry to the Celts.  He concludes with a prayer relevant to the world  today. 

(March 13, 2021) Deacon Alex Bogdanoff reflects on the importance of establishing and strengthening our personal relationship with God. To live a Christ-centered life by the grace of God, one must learn first to trust God, regularly receive the Sacraments, and develop a rich, internal prayer life.

(March 7, 2021)  Father Samuel Dubois reflected upon the Gospel reading today about the woman at the well.  Reminding us about the amazing gift of confession, he invited us to allow Jesus to set us free. "Allow Jesus to make you whole," he said, "so that you can bring salvation to your own life and to the lives of countless others."

(February 28, 2021) Deacon Logan Parrish says that trust in God leads us to a transformation: The more we trust, the more transformed we become. Certainly, Abraham's trust in God, when asked to sacrifice his son Isaac, foreshadows the sacrifice of the Lamb of God that was to come.

(February 21, 2021) During these 40 days of lent, may we choose holiness and Jesus, so that these days may renew and transform us to make us more and more in the image of God.

(February 14,  2021) What is it that you need the Lord to make clean in your life today? Jesus has an eagerness to heal you and make you clean. Whatever causes you pain, worry, anguish, upset ... Do as the leper did in the Gospel: Say to the Lord, "If You will, make me clean." Without hesitation, Jesus will say, "Be made clean."

(February 7, 2021) Jesus' Mission: to seek and save the lost. Jesus desires to come close to us not when we feel the strongest, but when we are weakest. It is in Jesus where authority meets affection, where mercy finds its home.

(January 31, 2021) If Jesus can overcome the power of the enemy by just a few words… think about what He can do for us. This gospel should inspire our faith and encourage us. We have nothing to fear because God is with us. With His mighty power, He can conquer all of the spiritual enemies that are raged against us with all of His power and might. What are we to be afraid of? Absolutely nothing, as long as we trust in Jesus.

(January 24, 2021)  What does God want you to do in life? If we follow our own goals and motivations, we will most likely fall short.  However, if we follow God's goals and ambitions for us, He will anoint, bless, and multiply every effort that we offer. 

(January 17, 2021)  We all have a primary vocation to holiness, no matter our state of life, to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. God called Samuel... But it took an intervention from Eli in order for Samuel to understand and respond  to God's call. We must be able to recognize the voice of God, just like Eli did.

(January 10, 2021) Jesus came to be baptized not for His sake, but for our sake.

(January 3, 2021) True religion has to be active and alive. Sometimes as Christians we become comfortable in our own souls. But that might not be what God wants for us. May we have the courage and grace to love and do things differently this year.

(January 1, 2021) No matter what happens ... God never drops the ball. He never stops holding and lifting us up. God never stops loving us.

(August 16, 2020) "I am more like any other person in the world, than I am unlike them," Monsignor King reminds us, as he considers the story of the encounter between Jesus  and the Canaanite woman from the region of Tyre and Sidon, who sought His blessing.

(August 9, 2020) Why were the disciples terrified by the sight of Jesus walking on the water? Father Anthony Eseke analyzes this weekend's Gospel by looking at the storm, Peter, and Jesus Himself.

(August 2, 2020) The people learned that John the Baptist had been brutally killed, and they were in shocked disbelief. They needed Jesus to reassure them that this wouldn’t be the end. An astonishing and very graphic verb is used in the Bible text to describe his reaction. The verb describes one’s innards being turned inside out from deep emotion. Jesus was pulled by an energy beyond his grief to feed their hungers—their stomachs were empty, but so were their hopes and dreams.DOWNLOAD TRANSCRIPT

(July 26, 2020) From the beginning of the Bible to its end, from Genesis to Revelation, the one thing God talks about the most is — well, us! God is in love with humanity and can’t stop talking about us. How does God spend His treasure? That would be on us as well. Consider this: God sent His only-begotten Son to be with us, and to die for us. You — you — are the most important thing to God. DOWNLOAD TRANSCRIPT: https://links.steas.net/The-Price-of-Great-Pearls

(July 19, 2020) Just have faith and God will make everything better, right? And if things don't get better, it's because my faith is weak. Now would be when the buzzer sounds, because that's wrong thinking!DOWNLOAD TRANSCRIPT