4th Sunday of Lent (Fr. Francis)

My sisters and brothers in the Lord,This Sunday is known as Laetare Sunday and is a Sunday of joy. This is the halfway mark of Lent, and Easter is enticingly near. Rejoice, Jerusalem! Be glad for her, you who love her; rejoice with her, you who mourned for her, and...

4th Sunday of Lent (Fr. Vinner)

My Brothers  & Sisters in Christ,Traditionally, the Fourth Sunday of Lent is called Laetare Sunday (Rejoice Sunday). Anticipating Easter joy, today’s readings invite us to rejoice by being reconciled with God through repentance and the confession of our sins and...

3rd Sunday of Lent (Fr. Vinner)

My Brothers and Sisters in Christ,On this Third Sunday of Lent, as we approach the halfway point of our Lenten journey, the Scriptures bring us into a room of plants, where we encounter both the Burning Bush and the Fig Tree. In this encounter, with Moses, with Jesus...

3rd Sunday of Lent (Fr. Francis)

In his memoirs, Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the Indian nation, humbly and frankly acknowledges that, when he was fifteen, he stole a little piece of gold from his brother. A few days later, he felt very guilty and decided to come clean by confessing to his father....

2nd Sunday of Lent (Fr. Francis)

A missionary told this tale. Some African Christians were sitting about at a retreat. The subject was how best to spread the Gospel. Various methods were suggested running from literature to videos to radio announcements. Finally a young woman arose. She said,...