From the Deacon’s Desk: Prayer and Inspirational Thoughts November 27 – First Sunday of Advent We think of Advent as a time when we prepare for the coming of God, but we are also to train our attention on our journey to God. Paul tells us in our second reading to “awake from our sleep…to throw
From the Deacon’s Desk: Prayer and Inspirational Thoughts December 11 – Third Sunday of Advent John the Baptist was a powerful preacher who had great faith and conviction about the coming of the Messiah. His ministry, his passion, his in your face style had landed him in prison. When he heard of the works of Jesus,
From the Deacon’s Desk: Prayer and Inspirational Thoughts September 11 – Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time “God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.” Our gospel acclamation from 2 Corinthians is astounding when we consider the meaning of what St. Paul is telling us. And
From the Deacon’s Desk: Prayer and Inspirational Thoughts April 17 – Easter Sunday At the Easter Vigil, traditionally, we transition from total darkness, gradually into light; a light ushered in by the Paschal Candle and the Easter Proclamation known as the Exsultet. “Be glad, let earth be glad, as glory floods her, ablaze with light from her eternal
From the Deacon’s Desk: Prayer and Inspirational Thoughts September 25 – Twenty-sixth Sunday Ordinary Time “Compete well for the faith. Lay hold of eternal life…keep the commandment without stain or reproach!” St. Paul’s charge to Timothy in our second reading this week is a challenge to each of us as well. We are each
From the Deacon’s Desk: Prayer and Inspirational Thoughts April 10 – Palm Sunday and Holy Week “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” The words reverberate in the air. They are the words of an innocent and suffering person who does not understand and has, for the moment, lost all hope as we listen to
From the Deacon’s Desk: Prayer and Inspirational Thoughts October 9 – Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time We find ourselves in the middle of the story about Naaman, a Syrian general who has fought and defeated the Israelites. He seems to be in total control and on top of the world. But he has a
From the Deacon’s Desk: Prayer and Inspirational Thoughts December 4 – Second Sunday of Advent “Then the wolf shall be a guest of the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; the calf and the young lion shall browse together.” What a wonderful image from our first reading today. An image of a
From the Deacon’s Desk: Prayer and Inspirational Thoughts November 20 – Our Lord, Jesus Christ, King of the Universe “Let us give thanks to the Father, who has made you fit to share in the inheritance of the holy ones in light. He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to
From the Deacon’s Desk: Prayer and Inspirational Thoughts October 2 – Twenty-seventh in Sunday Ordinary Time “How long O Lord, I cry for help but you do not listen! I cry out to you ”Violence!” but you do not intervene! Why do you let me see ruin; why must I look at misery?” The