Thursday of the Third Week of Easter April 22, 2021 Acts 8:26-40; Psalm 66:8-9, 16-17, 20; John 6:44-51 Audio Recording We have all had the experience of feeling an internal prompting to do something. Maybe it’s something that will take years to complete such as studying for a profession or discerning and preparing for a vocation. Or maybe it’s something …
Sharing the Kerygma
Third Sunday of Easter Sunday, April 18, 2021 Holy Ghost Church – 8:00 & 10:00 Mass Acts 3:13-15, 17-19; Psalm 4:2, 4, 7-8, 9; 1 John 2:1-5a; Luke 24:35-48 Audio Recording Good morning! Is it possible that you have a friend, or possibly an acquaintance, who knows little or nothing about the Gospel message? We might find it hard to …
Courage and Fearlessness
Friday of the Second Week of Easter April 16, 2021 Acts 5:34-42; Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14; John 6:1-15 Audio Recording In yesterday’s first reading we see that the Apostles are brought before the Sanhedrin after the Holy Spirit miraculously intervened to release them from jail the day before. They were being reprimanded for preaching the resurrection of Christ throughout all …
Jesus, Present but Hidden in Disguise
Wednesday in the Octave of Easter April 7, 2021 Acts 3:1-10; Psalm 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9; Luke 24:13-35 Audio Recording Today’s gospel is one of my favorites. I can only imagine how Cleopas and the other disciple on the road to Emmaus must have felt in the aftermath of Christ’s death. Their hopes of Jesus being the Messiah they had …
Walk the Walk, Don’t Just Talk the Talk
Friday of the 5th Week of Lent March 26, 2021 Jeremiah 20:10-13; Psalm 18:2-3a, 3bc-4, 5-6, 7; John 10:31-42 Audio Recording Why were the religious leaders in today’s gospel so upset with Jesus that they wanted to kill him? It was because he claimed to be the Son of God and he made himself equal with God. The law of …
God’s Covenant of Love
Fifth Sunday of Lent Sunday, March 21, 2021 Holy Ghost Church – 5:00 Mass Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51:3-4, 12-13, 14-15; Hebrews 5:7-9; John 12:20-33 Audio Recording We’re a week away from Palm Sunday, the start of Holy Week, and in today’s Gospel you can feel the tension and anticipation in the air, both in Heaven and on earth. The Gospel …
Ignorance of Scripture is Ignorance of Christ
Thursday of the 4th Week of Lent March 18, 2021 Exodus 32:7-14; Psalm 106:19-20, 21-22, 23; John 5:31-47 Audio Recording In today’s gospel Jesus answers the Jews in regards to his testimony that he is the Son of God. In doing so he highlights the importance for us to read and meditate on the Scriptures. The Jews were objecting to …
Has Sin Hardened Your Heart?
Thursday of the 3rd Week of Lent March 11, 2021 Jeremiah 7:23-28; Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9; Luke 11:14-23 Audio Recording If today you hear his voice harden not your hearts. Our hearts are hard because of sin. Sin is a weakness, it is not a power. But sin can have power over us when we allow it to enter into …
Do We Neglect Lazarus Too?
Thursday after Ash Wednesday March 4, 2021 Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6; Luke 16:19-31 Audio Recording The rich man in today’s gospel enjoyed a good life. He had the finest clothes and the best foods. He had lots of money and he used it for his own benefit. Remember, the Jews believed that if a man was …
Have A Fruitful Lent: Pray, Fast & Give Alms
First Sunday of Lent Sunday, February 21, 2021 Holy Ghost Church – 8:00 & 10:00 Masses Genesis 9:8-15; Psalm 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15 Audio Recording Here we are, the First Sunday of Lent. That time of our liturgical year when we are asked by the Church to examine ourselves a bit more closely than we tend …