Preaching Notes – Pentecost (8 June 2025)
Before the event of Pentecost (Acts 2), Jesus readies the disciples to receive the Holy Spirit. The Risen Lord Jesus appeared to the disciples for
Before the event of Pentecost (Acts 2), Jesus readies the disciples to receive the Holy Spirit. The Risen Lord Jesus appeared to the disciples for
Marvelously inspired by the Holy Spirit, Luke writes two volumes. In addition to the Gospel of Luke that culminates in Jesus’ commissioning [the disciples], departing
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let
Just prior to Jesus’ Ascension, the disciples are at the edge of a new beginning. They ask Jesus if He is going to restore the
What a great joy it was to have so many receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation yesterday! While Baptism is our Christian birth, Confirmation leads us
The man elected Pope immediately is asked, “Do you accept your canonical election as Supreme Pontiff?” If answered affirmatively, he instantly becomes the new pope,
Our God is ever the God of Surprises! A Chicago born priest who hails as a citizen from both Americas and belongs to the Order
There is a play on words in today’s Gospel episode that only is understood in the original language (John 21:1-19). When Jesus first asks Peter,
Today, HOLY SATURDAY, is a day of transition between the agony of Friday and the glory of the Christ’s Resurrection. It is given to us
The CROSS thunders supremely that there is no place I can run, no place I can hide, no pain that afflicts, however intense and tortuous,