https://youtu.be/tWAYXc9ORLs “To go and make disciples means you and I have to be a disciple,” says Father Jerry in today’s homily. “Jesus’ ascension to His father means that Jesus trusts us with his mission. So be welcoming, pray, study, give, and love Jesus. Ask yourself honestly, “Do I have a personal relationship with Jesus in […]
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Saturday of the 6th Week of Easter
https://youtu.be/d2jkZ6DrLH8 When we are children, so many explanations began with “it’s like.” The wise teacher or instructor starts with the familiar in order to understand something new. Discovery comes when we look beyond what we can see to what we don’t really see. That’s the challenge Jesus poses to His disciples the night before He […]
Continue ReadingThe Feast of Saint Matthias the Apostle
https://youtu.be/16wgFTD9GpY They proposed two: Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justice, and Matthias. Then they gave lots to them, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was counted with the eleven apostles. So would you leave an important life-altering decision to a role of the dice? Of course not. But that’s not what […]
Continue ReadingThursday of the 6th Week of Easter
https://youtu.be/v2_YCrZ8YgU Faith is what compels us to live lives of honesty and integrity. Like Saint Paul, we live the gospel virtues of justice and mercy, of compassion and humility, not just when we pray or are at church, but when we cook dinner, study for finals, or make a tent, or whatever we do to […]
Continue ReadingWednesday of the 6th Week of Easter
https://youtu.be/RV257Vvpkts Everything in nature has a trademark: The stripes on a zebra, the grain of the wood, the markings on a dragonflies wings, and the brightness of a star. These are the fingerprints of God. Everything has its own stripes, speckles, spots, dapples, veins, or grain. No two caterpillars, no two stars, or no two […]
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