Pentecost How do you recognize the Holy Spirit? This is a difficult task and one that comes with some hesitation for us Catholics. Most of us are not comfortable talking about this. Perhaps the better question is, When have you experienced or recognized the Holy Spirit? Take some time to think about that using the same experiences […]
Ascension This weekend at Mass we return to the Gospel of Luke after hearing from John for the entire Easter season. The third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles, both attributed to Luke, give us two slightly different narratives of the events of Jesus’ Ascension into heaven. Our passage from Acts begins with, “In
St. John Guides us in Easter Every Easter season we hear a lot from St. John during weekend Eucharistic celebrations. Throughout the seven weeks of this joyful season, we hear passages from the book of Revelation and the Gospel of John, both attributed to the one often referred to as the disciple Jesus loved. Revelation
So Much New in May May brings us so much new life each year, but we really BLOOM this year. Confirmation Our teens, their families and friends and our Holy Family Catholic Community celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation on May 2. Bishop Joseph Perry was here to not only represent the larger world and Church
Happy Mother’s Day Recently a young mother and her very young son caught my attention. The boy was 3, 4 maybe 5 years of age and the two of them were joined hand in hand. The youngster was looking about in a wondrous and investigative sort of way as they made their way along a
