32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Vinner)

WIDOWS’ PLIGHT & WIDOWS’ MIGHT My Brothers and Sisters in Christ, “This poor widow has put more in than all who have contributed to the treasury” (Mk) In the Jewish world, too, the widow’s life was pathetic. She would often have to beg for food for herself and her...

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Francis)

Dear Brothers and in Christ Jesus, Going through today’s gospel passage, I felt that the gospel passage was offering a shortcut! A Shortcut to Self -actualization and the short cut is somewhat like this: Know the Truth! Accept the Truth! Follow the Truth! To Know the...

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Vinner)

LOVE: THE SACRIFICE OF THE NEW COVENANT My Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today, the thirty first Sunday of ordinary time, the church continues to lead us to Christ, the eternal high priest of the new covenant. The basis of this new covenant is the sacrifice of love....

All Souls Day (Fr. Vinner)

My Brothers & Sisters in Christ, Today we remember those who have passed from this life with faith, hope and trust in the promise of eternal life. Yesterday we remembered all the name saints but today reflect upon those who we know, those who have been part of our...

All Saints Day (Fr. Vinner)

My Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Nobody is born a saint.  It’s something you have to become.  Sometimes those who become saints aren’t the ones we expect. They may be the filthy, the rejected, the outcast, and the homeless. People like Benedict Joseph Labre. He grew...