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 “In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places.  If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and take you to my self, so that where... More Info →

   “Do not let your hearts be troubled.  You have faith in God, have faith also in me…Where I am going, you know the way.” (Jn 14,1f)  In the midst of his final discourse to his apostles, Jesus gives his apostles some very simple instructions... More Info →

“Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side.” Today in our Gospel reading, Jesus reveals to the disciples the wounds that he has suffered in love. There is much that is unique in the person of Jesus but he... More Info →

“On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb.” (Jn 20,1) A door that is open that should have been shut! The door to every tomb is expected... More Info →

The Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, adopted at the Second Vatican Council states: “For a monumental struggle against the powers of darkness pervades the whole history of man. The battle was joined from the very origins of the... More Info →

“Some Greeks who had come to worship at the Passover Feast came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we would like to see Jesus.”” (Jn 12,20) There are many different connotations to our understanding of the ver... More Info →

So often we look down upon our world. It is easy to do. When we daily hear of the great suffering that is inflicted upon people all over the world, the killings, the massive poverty, the human rights violations, all of these events cast a dark... More Info →

Our first duty as human beings, our fundamental vocation, is to offer right praise and worship to God. Our primary purpose in life is to love God with all of our heart, soul, strength and spirit. Jesus defined this as the first and greatest... More Info →

I am just an ordinary person. Acquainted with our weaknesses and our sin we often are blinded to our own special gifts and graces. Our sufferings in this world can act as a cloak that obscures our true self and hides our true nature as children... More Info →

“The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan.” (Mk 1,12) Our Lenten journey begins in the desert where the Spirit leads us to purify our hearts, to unmask the deceptions and... More Info →