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Holy Trinity Sunday/Lectio Divina Hello Parish! As we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, I thought I’d offer to you a quick outline of an ancient way of praying with scripture, lectio divina. I taught a class on it to FOCUS* missionaries last week, and it may just be one of the most … Continued
God the Holy Spirit “Supernaturalizes” Us! Dear Parish Family, Even with Covid anxieties subsiding, there are a number of unsettling things happening in the world right now. There are the recent shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo, the war in Ukraine, public institutions pushing anti-Christian ideologies, the effect inflation will have on the poor, the threats … Continued
The Ascension of the Lord At times, we forget that Jesus’ act of “going to the Father,” the Ascension, is a totally separate act from his Resurrection. Even the Gospel writers seem to have failed to realize it; Matthew doesn’t mention the Ascension at all (and in Matthew 27:53 he the only mentions the Resurrection … Continued
Rosary Come To Life I did not become Catholic until I was 30 years old, and I did not pray the Rosary with much enthusiasm until “Praying with the Padres” during the Covid pandemic shut-downs. Praying with Fr. Brian, Fr. Chas, and their frequent guests helped me understand how to finally get the hang of … Continued
“Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face.” (Psalm 24) Hello St. John Parish Family, As the number of us St. John pilgrims have returned from the Holy Land, you’ve undoubtedly noticed the enthusiasm and excitement with which we share about our experiences there, from Fr. Chas’ moving homily last weekend to … Continued