Paschal Mystery

  • Understanding Pentecost: More Than a Church Birthday

    Today is Pentecost. Today, we contemplate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Church. Saint Cyril of Jerusalem taught, “The Spirit comes gently and makes himself known by his fragrance. He is not felt as a burden, for he is light, very light. Rays of light and knowledge stream before him as he approaches.…

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  • Saying Goodbye: The Mystery of the Ascension

    A photo of some of the students whom I have accompanied this year. This post is on the art of saying goodbye and its relevance in the Ascension. I am trying something new! I am providing an audio recording of my blogs, located at the top of each blog. Now you have the option to…

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  • Follow the Leader

    Follow the Leader

    Remember the childhood game, “Simon Says.” Do we follow Jesus the same way? Reflections on today’s Gospel.

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  • Love and Redemption: Lessons from Peter’s Journey

    Here is a photo of my firstborn looking out on the Sea of Galilee. “Peter, do you love me?” Reflections on the life of Peter.

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  • Understanding Divine Mercy Through Thomas’s Doubt

    Today, the Church celebrates Divine Mercy Sunday, the Octave Day of Easter. In Saint Faustina Kowalska’s Diary, she records a revelation from Jesus who said, “I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender mercy…

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