https://youtu.be/P8BBewvqxjQ Today the church celebrates The Solemnity of Saint Joseph, the spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Bible pays Joseph the highest compliment: he was a just man. When the Bible speaks of God justifying someone, it means that God, the all Holy and righteous One, so transforms a person, that the individual shares […]
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Thursday of the 4th Week in Lent
https://youtu.be/6BLUKwNiros “In today’s gospel, Jesus defends himself, testifying on his own behalf to the Jews, about his claim to be the Son of God,” says Father Jerry in today’s homily, “He also calls on other witnesses who can testify to his identity: John the Baptist, the miracles Jesus has performed, and God the Father. The […]
Continue ReadingThe Feast of Saint Patrick
https://youtu.be/3Eaq1PQwk10 Today the church celebrates not only Wednesday of the 4th Week of Lent, but The Feast of Saint Patrick. Legends abound about Patrick, but truth is best served by our seeing two solid qualities in him. He was humble and he was courageous. At age 16, he and a large number of his father’s […]
Continue ReadingTuesday of the 4th Week in Lent
https://youtu.be/yruUR2AYsU0 “We can learn much from Jesus’ healing the man at the pool in today’s Gospel,” says Father Jerry today, “The poor man has suffered for 38 years and had likely learned to live with his suffering. And then our Lord comes along to cure him. What an indescribable lesson for all of us: Never […]
Continue ReadingMonday of the 4th Week in Lent
https://youtu.be/ubtn2vkmc4M “How often do we need signs and wonders in order to believe?” asks Father Jerry in today’s homily. “Jesus reminds us to seek the Lord not only in times of crisis, but also experiencing the miracle of God’s love in the little things by trusting in Him. Pain, sickness and tragedy are inevitable in […]
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