You Probably Know Someone Interested in Becoming Catholic I often say that EVERYONE knows at least one person who is interested in becoming Catholic OR completing the sacraments of First Communion and/or Confirmation. That means YOU! I am really trying to plant some seeds in all of you. Please take some time to think about […]
HAPPY 70th BIRTHDAY, FRIAR JOHNPAUL We welcome Friar Johnpaul Cafiero as he presides at all of our Masses this weekend. We also celebrate his 70th birthday. His actual birthday is August 2 so you have some additional time to extend any good wishes to him. We will have a reception following the 5:00 pm Mass
Of Many Boats I recently did my annual eight-day Silent Directed Retreat and many things about boats surfaced for me. First of all, there have been many references to boats in both weekday and weekend readings recently. My prayer and the guidance of my director led me to Luke 5:1-11. In this passage, a pressing
What do you really need?In today’s Gospel passage from Mark, Jesus summons the twelve and instructs them. These two action words, summon and instruct, are playing out in the larger context of what we have come to know as the Gospel written first, before the other three. Perhaps you have heard me refer to this
From Fear to FaithWe have resumed reading from the Gospel of Mark during this weekend celebrations of the Eucharist. According to Mark, the disciples consistently do not understand the things that Jesus is trying to convey to them. This is a literary device that is meant for us as hearers of the Gospel. Because the
