Preaching Notes – Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God (January 1, 2025)
Worldly misunderstanding posits peace merely as what follows the ending of hostility, be it between nations or within people. In this way, peace is something
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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
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.
FEAST: Our Lady of the Rosary – October 7
Today’s feast day commemorates the Blessed Virgin Mary’s assistance with the Christian naval victory over the Ottoman Turkish Empire at Lepanto on October 7, 1571.
Pastor's Pondering
The Annunciation
The feast of MARY’S ANNUNICIATION heralds the mystery of the INCARNATION on March 25 – exactly 9 months before Jesus’ Birth. However, this year the