April 23, 2023 Today’s message from the Holy Spirit and Jesus is simple, profound and reassuring. That he walks with us and will appear to us, from time to time, when we are with others, when we are just walking along in life and not expecting him to happen by. We are accustomed to findContinue reading “III Sunday of Easter: Jesus, Help me to appreciate everyone I meet”
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February 5, 2023: Your light must shine before others
We cannot get away from God, because as a very fundamental experience of being and existing, God exists in each one of us, as a fundamental human incarnation. As I have said often, if God does not exist in us, we cease to exist. St. Paul described this so well when he spoke and debatedContinue reading “February 5, 2023: Your light must shine before others”
January 29, 2023
IV Sunday in Ordinary Time 1st Homily: We identify with every human situation and try to make it better So, which is it? Blessed are the poor in spirit or blessed are those who punch their way through life? Do we share our common lives as human beings or is one cultural group better thanContinue reading “January 29, 2023”
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Heaven is God’s Gift to Us
August 21, 2022 The first thing/idea that strikes my attention is the question that someone asked Jesus. Maybe it was the Gospel writer or maybe the Gospel writer had heard the question asked many times: “Lord, will only a few be saved?” Hmmm, I thought to myself: I went back several Sundays – questions? Jesus’Continue reading “18th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Heaven is God’s Gift to Us”
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Reflections on Hospitality
July 17, 2022 Last year, the US hospitality industry generated 206 billion dollars. The industry provides lodging, food, and entertainment. The word “hospitality” means to “serve a guest,” and we do this by being hospitable and gracious. We can do it in love and with grace. Our scriptures today want us to understand the importanceContinue reading “16th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Reflections on Hospitality“
Holy Trinity Sunday: “I want to encourage you not to get stuck in spiritual mud”
June 12, 2022 (Second version) What do we say about God today? A Holy Trinity! But what does that mean? I have never understood or appreciated the philosophical or theological writings of the Middle Ages, of the scholastics, and personally, I don’t have to understand the great mystery of who God is. What is importantContinue reading “Holy Trinity Sunday: “I want to encourage you not to get stuck in spiritual mud””
Prayer: A Personal Response to God’s Presence
(A resource from Fr. Richard Mangini) By Father Armand Nigro, SJ 1975 The conviction I want to share with you now is that PRAYER IS A PERSONAL RESPONSE TO GOD’S PRESENCE. Let me explain this: Either we are more important than God or God is more important than we are. The answer is obvious. HeContinue reading “Prayer: A Personal Response to God’s Presence”
Third Sunday of Easter:
May 1, 2022 When I read the Gospel story last week, I said that it was the conclusion to the Gospel according to John, the original conclusion. Today, we read a second story, like an appendix. Whoever wrote this story is not clear when it was added. However, the story is saying: “There is oneContinue reading “Third Sunday of Easter: “
Easter Sunday
April 17, 2022 Let me begin today with a recent travelogue – my last visit to the tomb of Jesus in February. The very large Church of the Holy Sepulchre covers the places and shrines of the death of Jesus, his being taken down from the cross, the anointing of his dead body and hisContinue reading “Easter Sunday “
Holy Thursday: “Each moment is a new beginning”
April 14, 2022 As I began to reflect about our Holy Thursday mass this evening, I was thinking about my mother who died 19 years ago. When diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, we were told that she had about a month to live. So, I decided for the next four weeks to invite family members andContinue reading “Holy Thursday: “Each moment is a new beginning”“
Harvest and Hope 