The Rocky Parts | Friar Reflections | The Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
All three readings this weekend have, as a motif, creation and its penchant of bringing forth life. In the reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah (55:10-11) the Lord likens His word to a seed that “will not return (to Him) void, but shall do (His) will, achieving the…
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Seeking Rest | Friar Reflections | The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Busy, Busy, Busy! Life at times seems to be an endless roller coaster transporting us from one event to another, sometimes even making us unaware how we got there in the first place! We can come home from a trip, be it work related or for pleasure, and still find…
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See You Later | Friar Reflections | The Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
As you may know, the week of July 9 will be my last at Sacred Heart Church. The experience of serving the parishioners of Sacred Heart and my brothers as their guardian has been wonderful and truly rewarding over these last three years.
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Proving His Love | Friar Reflections | The Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Words from the second reading (Romans 5:6-11) jumped out at me as if I had never read them before: “…God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us.” God proves his love as if the beauty of creation isn’t enough.
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In The Eucharist | Friar Reflections | The Solemnity of the Body + Blood
Being the source and summit of our faith, volumes have been written about the Eucharist and its meaning to us as Catholic Christians. Today’s Feast is about the bountiful generosity of God, the deepest description of who we are as a Church; we are the Body of Christ. Today’s feast…
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