5 Nov

Fall Back

by N W Nov 5, 2017 Comments Off on Fall Back

Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time November 5, 2017 – Year A Readings: Mal 1:14B-2:2B, 8-10 / Ps 131 / 1 Thes 2:7B-9, 13 / Mt 23:1-12 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor It has been said that the “fall back” day, when we turn our clocks back an hour, is one […]

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29 Oct

Reality, Unfiltered

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Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 29, 2017 – Year A Readings: Ex 22:20-26 / Ps 18 / 1 Thes 1:5C-10 / Mt 22:34-40 by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon I once heard a story about a student driver. The student was a very good driver; he handled a […]

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22 Oct

Grateful Living, Joyful Giving

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Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 22, 2017 – Year A Readings: Is 45:1, 4-6 / Ps 96 / 1 Thes 1:1-5B / Mt 22:15-21 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor When I was still in the seminary, I was asked by our Rector to give an invocation to a retirement […]

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15 Oct

Living, Loving, and Giving

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Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 15, 2017 – Year A Readings: Is 25:6-10A / Ps 23 / Phil 4:12-14, 19-20 / Mt 22:1-14 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor On your way to our sanctuary, you must have noticed the tables and displays of the different ministries of Holy Name […]

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8 Oct

Anxiety Free

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Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time October 8, 2017 – Year A Readings: Is 5:1-7 / Ps 80 / Phil 4:6-9 / Mt 21:33-43 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Most of those who attended the mission at Resurrection parish were not aware that attending with them was a priest – Father […]

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1 Oct

Mary Knows the Way

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Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 1, 2017 – Year A Readings: Ez 18:25-28 / Ps 25 / Phil 2:1-11 / Mt 21:28-32 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Today is the first day of October, the month of the Holy Rosary. In just two months and twenty-four days, we will […]

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17 Sep

Training for Mercy

by N W Sep 17, 2017 Comments Off on Training for Mercy

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 17, 2017 – Year A Readings: Sir 27:30 – 28:7 / Ps 103 / Rom 14:7-9 / Mt 18:21-35 by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon Wow. That’s some pretty intense stuff. I’m not sure what I think about those readings. I think it […]

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10 Sep

The Power of Family Prayer

by N W Sep 10, 2017 Comments Off on The Power of Family Prayer

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 10, 2017 – Year A Readings: Ez 33:7-9 / Ps 95 / Rom 13:8-10 / Mt 18:15-20 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor The other day I was called to give the Last Rites at Smith Mountain Lake. The location was one of the few […]

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3 Sep

Safely Home

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Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time September 3, 2017 – Year A Readings: Jer 20:7-9 / Ps 63 / Rom 12:1-2 / Mt 16:21-27 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Last Monday, as flood waters were rising in northeast Houston, three brothers and two of their friends set off in a small […]

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27 Aug

The Rock

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Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time August 27, 2017 – Year A Readings: Is 22:19-23 / Ps 138 / Rom 11:33-36 / Mt 16:13-20 by Rev. Salvador Anonuevo, Pastor On behalf of our diocesan administrator, Monsignor Mark Lane, I would like to thank you for all the prayers you have offered […]

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20 Aug

Box of Chocolates

by N W Aug 20, 2017 Comments Off on Box of Chocolates

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 20, 2017 – Year A Readings: Is 56:1, 6-7 / Ps 67 / Rom 11:13-15, 29-32 / Mt 15:21-28 by Rev. Salvador Anonuevo, Pastor A few years ago, Bishop DiLorenzo visited us here in Holy Name of Mary.  After celebrating Mass on this altar […]

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15 Aug

The Assumption – Our Hope

by N W Aug 15, 2017 Comments Off on The Assumption – Our Hope

Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary August 15, 2017 – Year A Readings: Rv 11:19A; 12:1-6A, 10AB / Ps 45 / 1 Cor 15:20-27 / Lk 1:39-56 by Rev. Salvador Anonuevo, Pastor Ever since I can remember, I always had a beautiful experience praying in the cemetery.  […]

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13 Aug

Get Out of the Boat

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19th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 13, 2017 – Year A Readings: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a / Psalm 85 / Rom 9:1-5 / Mt 14:22-33 by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon When I looked at the readings for today, I was excited because this Old Testament reading happens to […]

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6 Aug

A Sneak Preview

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Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord August 6, 2017 – Year A Readings: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 / Ps 97 / 2 Pt 1:16-19 / Mt 17:1-9 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor The first fifteen to twenty minutes in a movie theater are a preview of coming attractions. Movie makers […]

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30 Jul

It’s God’s Time For You

by N W Jul 30, 2017 Comments Off on It’s God’s Time For You

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 30, 2017 – Year A Readings: 1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12 / Ps 119 / Rom 8:28-30 / Mt 13:44-52 by Rev. Mike Boehling, Guest Celebrant Six years ago, John Christian was the very last person to apply to the seminary that year.  I remember […]

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16 Jul

Suffering and Glory

by N W Jul 16, 2017 Comments Off on Suffering and Glory

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 16, 2017 – Year A Readings: Is 55:10-11 / Ps 65 / Rom 8:18-23 / Mt 13:1-23 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Last month, when I was in the Philippines, I was commissioned by some of my relatives to convince my uncle to follow […]

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9 Jul

Lay Down Your Burden

by N W Jul 9, 2017 Comments Off on Lay Down Your Burden

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 9, 2017 – Year A Readings: Zec 9:9-10 / Ps 145 / Rom 8:9, 11-13 / Mt 11:25-30 by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon Some of you may have noticed that I was absent for a couple of weeks.  I got to go […]

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2 Jul

Die to Live

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Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 2, 2017 – Year A Readings: 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16A / Ps 89 / Rom 6:3-4, 8-11 / Mt 10:37-42 by Rev. Salvador Anonuevo, Pastor A story is told about a very wealthy man from India, who used to go to Africa to hunt […]

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18 Jun

What We Know for Sure

by N W Jun 18, 2017 Comments Off on What We Know for Sure

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ June 18, 2017 – Year A Readings: Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a / Psalm 147 / 1 Cor 10:16-17 / Jn 6:51-58 by Rev. Paul O’Donnell-Duggan, Guest Celebrant Can you imagine Oprah Winfrey being stuck for a word? She said it […]

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11 Jun

Embrace the Mystery

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The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity June 11, 2017 – Year A Readings: Ex 34:4B-6, 8-9 / Dn 3:52-56 / 2 Cor 13:11-13 / Jn 3:16-18 by Rev. Paul O’Donnell Duggan, Guest Celebrant Are you familiar with Rabbi Harold Kushner? His son had the serious disease of premature aging […]

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4 Jun

Confess and Be Free

by N W Jun 4, 2017 Comments Off on Confess and Be Free

Pentecost Sunday June 4, 2017 – Year A Readings: Acts 2:1-11 / Ps 104 / 1 Cor 12:3B-7, 12-13 / Jn 20:19-23 by Rev. Paul O’Donnell Duggan, Guest Celebrant Last Sunday after 5:00 Mass in Moneta and dinner in the parish there, I left at about 10:00 at night.  If […]

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28 May

Courage to Witness

by N W May 28, 2017 Comments Off on Courage to Witness

The Ascension of the Lord May 28, 2017 – Year A Readings: Acts 1:1-11 / Ps 47 / Eph 1:17-23 / Mt 28:16-20 by Rev. Paul O’Donnell Duggan, Guest Celebrant Tomorrow is the hundredth anniversary of the birth of President John F. Kennedy.  To mark the occasion, the Post Office […]

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21 May

Loving His Way

by N W May 21, 2017 Comments Off on Loving His Way

Sixth Sunday of Easter May 21, 2017 – Year A Readings: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 / Ps 66 / 1 Pt 3:15-18 / Jn 14:15-21 by Rev. Paul O’Donnell Duggan, Guest Celebrant I’ve always been impressed by the quality of the hospitality of Filipino families. I have spent almost fifty years […]

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14 May

Full of Grace

by N W May 14, 2017 Comments Off on Full of Grace

Fifth Sunday of Easter May 14, 2017 – Year A Readings: Acts 6:1-7 / Ps 33 / 1 Pt 2:4-9 / Jn 14:1-12 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Today, Mother’s Day, we honor all of our mothers, including the Blessed Mother, whose first apparition at Fatima occurred one hundred years […]

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