13th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Francis)

A priest was invited by a couple to have a dinner with them together with their three children. While they were having a dinner, the eldest child announced that he wanted to be a priest. All of them were happy. Then the priest asked the boy why he wanted to be a...

Corpus Christi (Fr. Francis)

The Mystery of Faith As Catholics we profess our faith at Mass every Sunday. After God’s Word has been proclaimed and preached, we recite the Creed, usually the Nicene Creed. It is a way of summing up God’s Word that reminds us of who God is, what God has done for us,...

The Most Holy Trinity (Fr. Francis)

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, on this Sunday after the Solemnity of the Pentecost, the Universal Church again celebrates another great and very important Solemnity, one that is concerning the very center tenet and distinctiveness of our Christian faith that is...

Pentecost (Fr. Francis)

A little boy stops in front of a church with his bike and he sees the pastor come out.  The boy wants to go in the church, but is afraid his bike will be stolen.  He tells the pastor his concern, and the pastor says “Don’t worry, the Holy Spirit will watch it.”...

Ascension of the Lord (Fr. Francis)

Our Lord returns to the Heavenly Father, but he is still with us through the Holy Spirit. He now commissions us his disciples to continue his work; to keep spreading his message of good news and to keep living and proclaiming his gospel. We are on the journey towards...