Holy Thursday Tuesday (31 March 2026)
Each year during Holy Week a special Mass is celebrated by the bishop at the cathedral that brings together all of the priests. While the
Category: Pastor’s Pondering
Holy Monday – Mary Anoints Jesus’ Feet With Oil (30 March 2026)
Today’s Gospel recalls John’s account of Mary anointing Jesus at Bethany (John 12:1-9). While Martha is busy serving, Mary offers total attention to Jesus by
Preaching Notes – Palm Sunday (29 March 2026)
One thousand years before Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, Psalm 118 promised the arrival of a King who is the Messiah. Jesus fulfills the prophesy.
Make Holy Week Holy (29 March 2026)
“Then all the disciples left him and fled.” (Matthew 26:56) Lord God, let us not flee from You this week as did all the disciples.
Let It Be Done! (27 March 2026)
God graciously gives to every Christian a personal vocation, a mission to fulfill, by means of which we are privileged to participate in Jesus’ redemptive
Feast of Mary’s Annunciation (25 March 2026)
Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” (Luke 1:38) The total acceptance
Preaching Notes – Lent 5th Sunday (22 March 2026)
Today’s Gospel is Jesus’ final miracle before His Passion and sets the scene for his arrest (John 11:1-45). Jesus who is making His way toward
Preaching Notes – Lent 4th Sunday (15 March 2026)
Jesus gives us the key to understanding today’s Gospel reading (John 9:1-41), when He plainly states: “It was not that this man sinned or his parents,
Saint Teresa of Avila and the Samaritan Woman (9 March 2026)
Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman was a favorite gospel episode of Saint Teresa of Avila (+1582). Saint Teresa learned to pray by asking Jesus
Preaching Notes – Lent 3rd Sunday (8 March 2026)
Today, the 3rd Sunday of Lent, we hear the astonishing encounter of Jesus with the Samaritan woman (John 4:5-42). After overcoming her total shock that