Mary stands near the Cross, drawing the others with her. Her physical nearness expresses her spiritual nearness as well as the nearness of affection and concern any mother would have for her suffering child. Crucifixions were brutal and ugly to witness. The professional violence of the crucifiers was mingled with...
On twitter there has been going around a picture of the late Queen Elizabeth with a quotation from her which reads: “The teachings of Christ and my own personal accountability before God provide a framework in which I try to lead my life. I, like so many of you,...
On this first of two Sundays which fall within our Parish Festival, let’s turn our eyes, minds and hearts to our Patroness, St. Mary, Star of the Sea. The image of the Star of the Sea is rather evocative. The star shines to provide light and direction in the night...
The Cambridge English Dictionary defines a festival as a “a special day or period, usually in memory of a religious event, with its own social activities, food, or ceremonies.” The parish festival we will hold beginning this coming Friday is not so much about remembering an event as a person,...
The Church would simply not exist without the Holy Eucharist, because the Church is first the Body of Christ into which we are then incorporated. Remember that the Eucharist is both the act of worship we call the Mass as well as the Sacrament we receive into our bodies and...
On this last Sunday in the Season of Creation, the Word tells us how God completed creation: by creating marriage. It is he who joins man and woman together as one, in flesh and in spirit. Marriage is God’s masterpiece of creation. He alone designed it; he alone defines what...
