Are You Being Called? by: Marcellino D'Ambrosio, PH.D - Catholic Exchange Nothing about the grammar contained in Scripture makes missions sound optional. Throughout the Bible we are directed by God to participate in the global…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, On Tuesday, January 6, 2026, I will be naturalized as an American citizen. Yes, I am taking the oath as an American in this great nation! Becoming a…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, This Sunday, we observe “Mental Health Sunday”. Our first parents (Adam and Eve), with the use of their will, freedom and ignoring the reality of carrying the image…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, October is the month of several important memories and events: October 2 is the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, the symbol of Non-Violence October 4 is the feast of…
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Guardian Angels: God's Heavenly Champion 20 Ways our Guardian Angels Help Up by: Stephen Beale - Catholic Exchange Imagine you had a bodyguard who was always with you. He did all the usual bodyguard things…
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Catechetical Sunday United States Conference of Catholic Bishops History In 1935, the Vatican published On the Better Care and Promotion of Catechetical Education, a document that asks every country to acknowledge the importance of the…
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Triumph of the Cross by William James - Catholic Exchange On the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross (or Triumph of the Cross) we honor the Holy Cross by which Christ redeemed the world.…
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The Cross at Ground Zero: Symbol of Hope by: Sally Jenkins - The Washington Post The shape was oddly identifiable in the blasted wreckage of the World Trade Center, standing upright amid beams bent like…
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Labor Day & the Virtue of Work by James Bemis - Catholic Exchange Labor Day Roots The first Labor Day celebration took place in New York on September 5, 1882, and featured a march around…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, This coming Wednesday, I will be leaving for India to visit my family and friends and returning on September 24th. You will not receive my weekly messages during…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, This Sunday, we celebrate World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. All the readings speak about the love of the ‘Abba Father’. One of the elements of the…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, The story of the Good Samaritan is a popular one. So many countries have even enacted laws after the name. This story does not speak about obtaining justice…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, “Peace, I leave with you; my peace I give to you”. Peace is an ideal, and yet a reality strived by individuals, families, communities, nations, media or social…
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A Message from Bishop Dewane Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The Catholic Church and, indeed, the whole world mourns the death of Pope Francis, who died Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at 7:35 a.m.…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, In this Jubilee year of Hope, we aspire for many graces of Our Lord in our personal and family lives. As I type this message, Pope Francis is…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, ‘Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose hope is the Lord’. (1st Reading) If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, This week would just be a passage reading by Jesus from the Old Testament in the synagogue, if He had not said: “Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, If we try to look at the gospel through the lenses of our current culture, it might look odd that the mother and her two sons are too…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, Some time ago, I happened to see a short video clip on social media with the dialogue of a mom, Christy Kean with her 3-month-old daughter, baby Charlotte,…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, I imagine being on a long flight to India. When I arrive, I approach the front desk where the staff smiles and collects my travel documents. To my…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, When I read “a thorn in the flesh” as mentioned by St. Paul in the second reading, I think back to my childhood. For myself and children of…
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Conquer Fear with the Lord as Your Light and Salvation by Heather Adams - crosswalk.com It is said that when we have a problem, we can choose to have either fear or faith. Fear usually…
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Corpus Christi Sunday by Cynthia Genovese - Catholic News Agency The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ is also known as the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, which translates from Latin to…
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The Meaning of Trinity Sunday Trinity Sunday is the first Sunday after Pentecost to honor the Holy Trinity: the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Although the word “trinity” does not appear in Scripture, it is…
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Pentecost Sunday: The Meaning of Pentecost It is the great feast that marks the birth of the Christian Church by the power of the Holy Spirit. Pentecost means “fiftieth day” and is celebrated 50 days…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, This week, my mind is on my 25 years of priesthood, the greatest gift of God in my life. Whenever people ask me to share my vocation story,…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, The Locus operandi (the place of the event) of each week’s gospel has been shifting from one to another. In the first of week of Lent it was…
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Dear Friends in our Eucharistic Lord, The Registration Deadline for the Diocese of Venice Eucharistic Conference is March 12, just 20 days from today! If you click on this link, you will find that invitation…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, There is a story about a group of frogs travelling in a forest. Three of the frogs fell into a deep pit. All the other frogs gathered around…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, Alec Guinness was a popular and famous British film actor in the 1950s. He was born in an Anglican family, but secretly claimed to be an Atheist. One…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, A week ago, Fr. Simon and I attended the Priests’ Convocation in Boca Grande, arranged by Bishop Dewane. At least 120 priests working in parishes throughout our diocese…
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A Message from Fr. Jay Dear Friends, I’m so glad to see our seasonal residents from the north filling in the pews. Welcome back to your second home! May you have a refreshing life in…
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A Message from Fr. Dao Dear Friends, Just for a change, this week, I, Fr. Simon, would like to share my reflection for this Sunday’s readings. This week, we observe Respect Life Sunday. We are…
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