Month: April 2020

Thank You, Holy Spirit

As the Fifty Days of Easter unfold for us, we hear in St. John’s third chapter, that Nicodemus approached Jesus and was both attracted to Him and puzzled by Him. Jesus was very much a mystery to Nicodemus and he …

Divine Mercy

Rejoice with the whole Church today in celebrating Divine Mercy Sunday.

“Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion — inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we …

Second Sunday of Easter

There is a word in the Gospel this Sunday

to which we will likely pay little attention:

“didymus.” It means twin.

 

Actually, the name Thomas itself was derived

from the Aramaic word for Twin.

Both poets and theologians over …

Santo Tomás

AYÚDAME, SEÑOR

A estar contigo, para cuando Tú llegues

vea y sienta que has resucitado,

para que, cuando los demás me digan que creen

también yo me fíe de lo que creen y esperan.

 

 

 

Que no sea …

Blessed, Believing Thomas

“Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”

John 20,29

 

Blessed are

all

who believe,

no matter the route they take.

 

Blessed are the absent

who empower us

to give witness upon their return.

 

Blessed …

Prayer

A Prayer for First Responders

“Good and gracious God, we thank you for the courageous men and women who have chosen the difficult work of being first responders. Keep them safe in every situation, but especially now as they risk …

Divina Misericordia

La Fiesta de la Misericordia se celebra el segundo domingo de Pascua, que actualmente se conoce como el Domingo de la Divina Misericordia. La inscribió primero en el calendario litúrgico el cardenal Francisco Macharski para su Arquidiócesis de Cracovia (1985) …

Easter Friday

At the daily Mass today, the Gospel passage was taken from John 21,1-14. In the days after Jesus’ resurrection, the disciples were trying to understand the “new normal” of life in the shadow of this momentous event. Their Lord, …