by James Flynn | Jul 16, 2018 | Blog Posts
Jesus often used parables in His teachings during His public ministry. Many of those were about the “kingdom of heaven”. From His teachings we know that our lives here on earth are not the reason for our creation, that is, our life on earth is a pilgrimage we’re on...
by James Flynn | Jun 15, 2018 | Blog Posts
Next Sunday is Father’s Day and we are provided with a great opportunity to reflect on how we see and understand the concept of “father”. Beyond any procreative aspects of what ‘father’ may mean depending on the culture, ‘father’ could mean leader, head of family,...
by James Flynn | Jun 4, 2018 | Blog Posts
When we review the Liturgical Year of the Church there is an incredible richness found in the Sunday celebrations beginning with Resurrection Sunday (Easter), followed six weeks later by Ascension Sunday, followed by Pentecost Sunday, Followed by Trinity Sunday,...
by James Flynn | May 23, 2018 | Blog Posts
Today we celebrate the Ascension of Our Lord into heaven, His final event on earth, forty days after His resurrection. In the former liturgical calendar (and in some dioceses in the U.S.) this feast was celebrated on the Thursday that falls forty days after Easter...
by James Flynn | Apr 25, 2018 | Blog Posts
AS we progress through the Easter Season we hear many readings from the Acts of the Apostles describing the evangelization of the Jewish community immediately following the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles at Pentecost. The core message they preached was...
