Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 17, 2023 — Year A Readings: Sir 27:30-28:7 / Ps 103 / Rom 14:7-9 / Mt 18:21-35 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor A 99-year-old woman, pushing on in years, boasted to her pastor that she didn’t have an enemy in the world. He was […]
READ MORETwenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time September 3, 2023 — Year A Readings: Jer 20:7-9 / Ps 63 / Rom 12:1-2 / Mt 16:21-27 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor A nun was explaining the Stations of the Cross to her class. They got to the fourth station where Jesus, on the […]
READ MORETwenty first Sunday in Ordinary Time August 27, 2023 — Year A Readings: Is 22:19-23 / Ps 138 / Rom 11:33-36 / Mt 16:13-20 by Rev. Mr. Mark De La Hunt, Permanent Deacon Thank you, Jesus, for calling Simon to be the Rock upon which the Church would be built! […]
READ MORETwentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 20, 2023 — Year A Readings: Is 56:1, 6-7 / Ps 67 / Rom 11:13-15, 29-32 / Mt 15:21-28 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor A man was walking close to a steep cliff, lost his footing, and plunged over the side. As he was […]
READ MORENineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 13, 2023 — Year A Readings: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a / Ps 85 / Rom 9:1-5 / Mt 14:22-33 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor Visitors to the Holy Land like to take a boat ride across the Sea of Galilee, the sea that Jesus […]
READ MOREFeast of the Transfiguration of the Lord August 6, 2023 — Year A Readings: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 / Ps 97 / 2 Pt 1:16-19 / Mt 17:1-9 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor There is a story of a young man who thought he was a worm. He would hide under […]
READ MORESeventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 30, 2023 — Year A Readings: 1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12 / Ps 119 / Rom 8:28-30 / Mt 13:44-52 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor A while ago, I read an article about a college athlete who was training to make the school’s football team. […]
READ MOREFifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 16, 2023 — Year A Readings: Is 55:10-11 / Ps 65 / Rom 8:18-23 / Mt 13:1-23 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor A story is told of a young man named Eric, who was giving testimony regarding the turnaround in his life. Two years […]
READ MOREThirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 2, 2023 — Year A Readings: 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a / Ps 89 / Rom 6:3-4, 8-11 / Mt 10:37-42 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor There was once a catechist who asked the students in her Confirmation class, “Which part of the liturgy or […]
READ MORETwelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time June 25, 2023 — Year A Readings: Jer 20:10-13 / Ps 69 / Rom 5:12-15 / Mt 10:26-33 by Rev. Mr. Mark De La Hunt, Permanent Deacon In case you missed it, on June 16 we celebrated the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of […]
READ MOREEleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time June 18, 2023 — Year A Readings: Ex 19:2-6a / Ps 100 / Rom 5:6-11 / Mt 9:36-10:8 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor Brothers and sisters, fatherhood is a God-given mission. It is not just an obligation, neither is it just a human aspiration, nor […]
READ MOREThe Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity June 4, 2023 — Year A Readings: Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9 / Dn 3: 52-56 / 2 Cor 13:11-13 / Jn 3:16-18 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor There was once a story of a pope who wanted a portrait of God, so he called […]
READ MOREPentecost Sunday May 28, 2023 — Year A Readings: Acts 2:1-11 / Ps 104 / 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 / Jn 20:19-23 by Rev. Mr. Mark De La Hunt, Permanent Deacon Here is a true story that illustrates the need to intentionally invite the Holy Spirit into your life and […]
READ MOREThe Ascension of the Lord May 21, 2023 — Year A Readings: Acts 1:1-11 / Ps 47 / Eph 1:17-23 / Mt 28:16-20 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor There is an old saying: “Words push; examples pull.” Someone adds: Any good Christian is a walking Bible. Even though he has […]
READ MORESixth Sunday of Easter May 14, 2023 — Year A Readings: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 / Ps 66 / 1 Pt 3:15-18 / Jn 14:15-21 by Rev. Nixon Negparanon, Pastor Someone once said that man is an able creature, but he has made 32,647,389 laws and hasn’t yet improved on the […]
READ MOREFifth Sunday of Easter May 7, 2023 – Year A Readings: Acts 6:1-7 / Ps 33 / 1 Pt 2:4-9 / Jn 14:1-12 by Rev. Dan Kelly, Guest Celebrant “Amen, amen, I say to you.” Why do we hear this repetitiveness? It’s kind of Jewish prose, if you will. A […]
READ MOREFourth Sunday of Easter April 30, 2023 – Year A Readings: Acts 2:14a, 36-41 / Ps 23 / 1 Pt 2:20b-25 / Jn 10:1-10 by Rev. Jay Biber, Guest Celebrant The theme of the Good Shepherd often refers to the shepherds of the Church, and there have been some times […]
READ MOREThird Sunday of Easter April 23, 2023 — Year A Readings: Acts 2:14, 22-33 / Ps 16 / 1 Pt 1:17-21 / Lk 24:13-35 by Rev. Mr. Mark De La Hunt, Permanent Deacon [Parish children received their first Eucharist today. The first part of the homily is directed toward them.] […]
READ MORESecond Sunday of Easter Sunday of Divine Mercy April 16, 2023 – Year A Readings: Acts 2:42-47 / Ps 118 / 1 Pt 1:3-9 / Jn 20:19-31 by Rev. Dan Kelly, Guest Celebrant Last Sunday’s gospel describes the first hint of the apostles’ understanding of the Resurrection. The women went […]
READ MOREThe Resurrection of the Lord April 9, 2023 – Year A Readings: Acts 10:34a, 37-43 / Ps 118 / Col 3:1-4 / Jn 20:1-9 by Rev. Jay Biber, Guest Celebrant Today’s gospel has a great theme, in this season that introduces death to life, light to darkness, good and evil. […]
READ MOREGood Friday of the Lord’s Passion April 7, 2023 – Year A Readings: Is 52:13-53:12 / Ps 31 / Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9 / Jn 18:1-19:42 by Rev. Jay Biber, Guest Celebrant There is a dimension to our faith that allows us to see and experience things in a way that’s […]
READ MOREFifth Sunday of Lent March 26, 2023 — Year A Readings: Ex 37:12-14 / Ps 130 / Rom 8:8-11 / Jn 11:1-45 by Rev. Mr. Mark De La Hunt, Permanent Deacon From today’s Psalm we hear, “I trust in the Lord; my soul trusts in His word (Ps 130: 5-6).” […]
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