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The Jewish feast of the Passover was near, and the large crowds reclined, about five thousand in number. Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were present. Our priests, fulfill this scripture passage at every Mass, during the Consecration of the Eucharist. Instead of performing the miracle of multiplying the […]

Jesus said to His apostles, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” We, just like the people of that time are busy coming and going: with no time to rest, meditate or pray. The journey of life becomes more difficult with challenges. We can feel at a loss for answers […]

The Lord knows His Apostles; He loves us; He sends us. The mission of the Church began long before Christ died. The sending of the Twelve Apostles represent that which is still the most important aspect of the Church: Evangelization. The Church is missionary in mind, spirit, heart and soul. Made in the image and […]

As a member of the prophetic people, we must share what we “know” about the Lord Jesus. Again, that is not just the intellectual facts, but more importantly the relationship we have with Jesus. The more faithful we are to our relationship with the Lord Jesus, the more likely it will be that we will […]

Today’s Gospel reading reminds us not to forget that we have something more than the garment of Christ: Our Lord’s Real Presence in the Eucharist! Not only can we touch Him, but receive Him as well in our body and soul in grace…God in our body and soul! And Jesus longs for us, for our […]

Jesus is not only a miracle worker who shows His power over the forces of nature, He is our help, our safe harbor, our salvation. The most important display of Jesus’ divine authority in today’s Gospel is not His ability to calm the raging sea, it is His loving care which calms the storms within […]

Jesus wants to use each of us for the building up of His Kingdom. We may feel as though we cannot do much, that we are not as gifted as others, that we will not be able to make much of a difference, but that’s not true. The truth is that each one of us […]

On this solemn feast we are called above all to faith in the fact, as revealed by the Lord Himself, that the Eucharist, the Holy Communion we partake of, is in fact, a reception of the very Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, whole and entire, in His glorified state. We do not […]

The command to “go make disciples of all nations” was not only given to the original eleven disciples. Nor were they exclusively for pastors and missionaries. They are for every follower of Jesus Christ. If we are His disciples, then we are commanded to go and make disciples of others. It doesn’t necessarily mean we […]

Pentecost is an invitation to choose to share our love, to choose to move into action, and to choose to be the Risen Presence to others. This weekend’s “Good News” is that the same Spirit of the Lord, which came to the first disciples at Pentecost, is still at work in the Church today. Jesus […]