Pastoral Notes

This 4th Sunday of Easter is affectionately known as Good Shepherd Sunday and is a day around the world where...

The First and Second Readings this Sunday show us a very different St. Peter from the one we read of...

The first reading of this Divine Mercy Sunday comes from the early chapters of the Acts of the Apostles. It...

Our 40-day Lenten pilgrimage has come to an end, and it is time for the Christian faithful to embark on...

When we consider Holy Week, the celebrations of Palm Sunday, Chrism Mass, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Vigil...

Whenever we recite the Nicene or Apostles Creed, we profess our belief in the Resurrection of the Dead. To deny...

In this Sunday’s Second Reading, St. Paul refers in his Letter to the Ephesians the following statement: “Sleeper, awake! Rise...

According to Jewish tradition, the rock of Horeb, which we read in this Sunday’s First Reading as the rock from...

The closest St. Peter must have gotten to heaven in this life was when he stood in the presence of...

During my pilgrimage to the Holy Land, when we were making the long ascent up from Jericho to Jerusalem, our...

In all three readings this Sunday, the Word of God calls us to holiness. It is not a holiness that...

Most Catholics are accustomed to start a prayer by making the Sign of the Cross and in doing so show...