Sunday Reflection

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  Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: Being Fully Alive

  Jun 27, 2020

  To be fully alive is to be alive both physically and spiritually, for we are spiritual beings as well as physical beings. Many people feel dead because they are dead. They live only for the physical and have sacrificed or refused to embrace their capacity for the spiritual.

  
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  The Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time: The Fear of the Lord

  Jun 20, 2020

  It was the beginning of the sixth century before Christ, about the year 590 BC. The Kingdom of Judah and its capital Jerusalem were terrified.

  
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  Solemnity of the Body and Blood of the Lord: Reverence for the Eucharist

  Jun 14, 2020

  Today’s celebration focuses on the Gift of the Last Supper, the Gift of the Eucharist. This feast is relatively new in the Church.

  
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  Solemnity of the Holy Trinity: Claimed in the Name of the Trinity

  Jun 07, 2020

  There are two cities relatively close to us here on the West Coast of Florida that have a tremendous historical significance, St Augustine, Florida and Savannah, Georgia. Each was the place where explorers landed and claimed the land for their King.

  
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  The Solemnity of Pentecost: We Are Church!

  May 31, 2020

  It was not a surprise. It did not come suddenly with the teaching of Jesus. The Hebrew Scriptures, the Old Testament referred to it continually.

  
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  Seventh Sunday of Easter: Between Ascension and Pentecost

  May 24, 2020

  This Sunday rounds out the seven Sundays of Easter, the season of the Church’s explicit celebration of the Resurrection and its meaning for Christian life.

  
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  Sixth Easter: God Hears Seventy-six Trombones

  May 17, 2020

  A number of years ago I received the great blessing of being asked to join one of our Jesu Caritas Groups. Jesu Caritas is a priest support group usually made up of five to seven members and meeting once a month for prayer, reflection on the month and mutual support.

  
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  Fifth Sunday of Easter: Seekers

  May 10, 2020

  Jesus prepared these rooms for us. May we prepare ourselves for Him.

  
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  Fourth Sunday of Easter: The Voice of the Lord

  May 03, 2020

  Jesus says that he is the Good Shepherd. His sheep know his voice. We are His sheep. We know His voice. We know if something we hear is coming from Him or from another source. We know this in many ways. First, we can tell if He is calling us to do something, or not do something through our conscience.

  
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  Third Sunday of Easter: The Walk of Grief

  Apr 24, 2020

  Many of us have been on that road of grief. Our lives had been going well. We were happy. Perhaps, not giddy, but content. We had our plans all set and everything seemed to be fitting into place. Then something unforeseen happened, something tragic, or at least, challenging