A Canaanite woman comes out of the gentile territory in search of Jesus with the hope that only Jesus can heal her daughter who was possessed with demons (Matt. 15:21-28). The woman’s faith is also shown in her persistence with Jesus. She is not easily dissuaded, even when Jesus refers to throwing the “children’s” (the … Continued

Dear Parish Family,   With such a long history, I was surprised that our parish did not have a logo that reflected that rich past, as well as our bright future and our patron saint.  These were the driving concepts for what you see in our parish’s new logo.  Allow me to share the meaning … Continued

Prophet Elijah experienced the mighty power of God, when he confronted the prophets of Baal in a test of their god against his. The God in whom he trusted send fire from heaven and consumed the sacrifice he prepared on Mount Carmel. The prophets of Baal were put to death. As he confronted the priests … Continued

Last weekend marked my first month in the parish. I am filled with gratitude for being back in parish life after four years of academia and formation work at Sacred Heart Major Seminary. I loved serving on the faculty and helping form our future priests at the seminary, but I feel most at home in … Continued

Don’t we feel at times that we are helpless and we cannot do anything? The disciples were in such a situation. Their problem was the huge hungry crowd almost 5000 of them, for whom they had to provide meals. They expressed their utter helplessness to Jesus. When Jesus asked them to feed the crowd, they … Continued