21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Francis)

There are three very important themes that we can reflect on from today’s Gospel. Christology: Jesus’ Incarnation, Redemption, Resurrection and Ascension – the Nicene Creed Ecclesiology: Every Christian believes that Jesus Christ established and sustains a community...

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Francis)

Jesus belongs to everybody: All three readings today speak of the expansive and universal nature of the “Kingdom of God,” although God set the Hebrew people apart as His chosen race, He included all nations in His plan for salvation and blessed all families of the...

Transfiguration of the Lord (Fr. Francis)

Today we celebrate the great Feast of the Transfiguration of Jesus. The primary purpose of Jesus’ Transfiguration was to consult his Heavenly Father in order to ascertain His plan for Our Lord’s suffering, death and Resurrection.  The secondary aim was to make Jesus’...