Preaching Notes – Feast of the Holy Family [Sunday, 29 December 2024]
“Each year his parents [Mary and Joseph] went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, and when he [Jesus] was twelve years old, they went
Category: Pastor’s Pondering
God’s Quiet Entrance [24 December 2024]
God’s astonishing rescue operation begins in obscurity and silence. Caesar Augustus forces Joseph and Mary to leave their simple dwelling in Nazareth. Together they set
Preaching Notes – 4th Sunday of Advent [December 22, 2024]
Mary resolutely sets out for the hill country of Judah (Luke 1:39). It is a difficult journey from Nazareth to the hill country of Judah.
Preaching Notes 3rd Sunday of Advent – 15 December 2024
“What must we do?” (Luke 3:10) Crowds ask it. Tax Collectors ask it. Soldiers ask it. People who have been touched by the words and
Night of Worship with Eucharistic Adoration Tonight (Sun) 12/8 6:30p – 7:30p
Eucharistic Adoration is a venerable Catholic devotion dating back to the earliest days of the Church. Tonight beginning at 6:30pm, the Blessed Sacrament will be
Preaching Notes 2nd Sunday of Advent – 8 December 2024
Last Sunday we began our journey through the weeks of ADVENT with a strong focus on Jesus’ second and final ARRIVAL (cf. Luke 21) Today,
An Advent Prayer – 2 December 2024
O Sweet Jesus, You come to me with Your infinite love, desiring to engulf my soul with a tsunami of mercy and charity that unites
Preaching Notes First Sunday of Advent – 1 December 2024
Advent means arrival. We celebrate Jesus’ first arrival at Christmas, and we also keep before us His final arrival at the end of time all-the-while
Preaching Notes Feast of Christ the King – Sunday, 24 November 2024
We celebrate the final Sunday of our liturgical year with the proclamation of Jesus as King (John 18:33-37). Today’s Gospel enables us to understand the
Q & A – Feast of Christ the King
When do we celebrate the Feast of Christ the King? Each year we celebrate Christ’s sovereignty on the last Sunday of the liturgical year. This