18 Mar

Hope for the Living Dead

by N W Mar 18, 2018 Comments Off on Hope for the Living Dead

Fifth Sunday of Lent March 18, 2018 – Year A Readings Readings: Ez 37:12-14 / Ps 130 / Rom 8:8-11 / Jn 11:1-45 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor The Spring 2018 issue of Discover Smith Mountain Lake magazine has an article titled “Taking the Sting Out of Death.” (The article […]

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11 Mar

Seeing With the Eyes of Faith

by N W Mar 11, 2018 Comments Off on Seeing With the Eyes of Faith

Fourth Sunday of Lent March 11, 2018 – Year A Readings Readings: 1 Sm 16:1B, 6-7, 1-13A / Ps 23 / Eph 5:8-14 / Jn 9:1-41 by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon Good morning and welcome to Laetare Sunday. Laetare is Latin for YAY! Laetare means rejoice. It is […]

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4 Mar

Thirst for Living Water

by N W Mar 4, 2018 Comments Off on Thirst for Living Water

Third Sunday of Lent March 4, 2018 – Year A Readings Readings: Ez 17:3-7 / Ps 95 / Rom 5:1-2, 5-8 / Jn 4:5-42 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Today we celebrate the Third Sunday of the season of Lent, which is also the first scrutiny for our four catechumens […]

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25 Feb

Glimpse of God’s Glory

by N W Feb 25, 2018 Comments Off on Glimpse of God’s Glory

Second Sunday of Lent February 25, 2018 – Year B Readings: Gn 22:1-2, 9A, 10-13, 15-18 / Ps 116 / Rom 8:31B-34 / Mk 9:2-10 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Last week we were once again blessed to have Father Paul with us. He celebrated the 10:45 Mass. He got […]

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14 Feb

Learn Compunction

by N W Feb 14, 2018 Comments Off on Learn Compunction

Ash Wednesday February 14, 2018 – Year B Readings: Jl 2:12-18 / Ps 51 / 2 Cor 5:20 – 6:2 / Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon Happy Ash Wednesday . . . or is it Happy Valentine’s Day . . . or is it Happy […]

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11 Feb

Let Us Be One

by N W Feb 11, 2018 Comments Off on Let Us Be One

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 11, 2018 – Year B Readings: Lv 13:1-2, 44-46 / Ps 32 / 1 Cor 10:31 – 11:1 / Mk 1:40-45 by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon The gospel today picks up where we left off last week. We have Jesus performing another […]

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28 Jan

Power, Authority, and Faith

by N W Jan 28, 2018 Comments Off on Power, Authority, and Faith

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time January 28, 2018 – Year B Readings: Dt 18:15-20 / Ps 95 / 1 Cor 7:32-35 / Mk 1:21-28 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Since the first of January, a group of fifteen men here at Holy Name, including me and Deacon Eddie, embarked on […]

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21 Jan

God’s Call

by N W Jan 21, 2018 Comments Off on God’s Call

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time January 21, 2018 – Year B Readings: Jon 3:1-5, 10 / Ps 25 / 1 Cor 7:29-31 / Mk 1:14-20 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor A little child who is lost in a big crowd experiences fear and helplessness – more than we could ever […]

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14 Jan

Words and Silence

by N W Jan 14, 2018 Comments Off on Words and Silence

Second Sunday of Ordinary Time January 14, 2018 – Year B Readings: 1 Sm 3:3B-10, 19 / Ps 40 / 1 Cor 6:13C-15A, 17-20 / Jn 1:35-42 by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon I’d like to start today by sharing a quote that I found, which captures the heart […]

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7 Jan

A Guiding Light

by N W Jan 7, 2018 Comments Off on A Guiding Light

The Epiphany of the Lord January 7, 2018 – Year B Readings: Is 60:1-6 / Ps 72 / Eph 3:2-3A, 5-6 / Mt 2:1-12 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Each of us must have experienced, at some time in the past, a total power outage during the night. If there […]

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31 Dec

A Place of Refuge

by N W Dec 31, 2017 Comments Off on A Place of Refuge

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph December 31, 2017 – Year B Readings: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 / Ps 128 / Col 3:12-21 / Lk 2:22-40 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Last week I visited a family who, fourteen years ago, had a foster daughter who lived with them […]

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24 Dec

Promise and Fulfillment

by N W Dec 24, 2017 Comments Off on Promise and Fulfillment

Fourth Sunday of Advent December 24, 2017 – Year B Readings: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8B-12, 14A, 16 / Ps 89 / Rom 16:25-27 / Lk 1:26-38 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor Thirty-two years ago, when I was preparing for my ordination to the priesthood, my bishop in the Philippines assigned […]

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10 Dec

Preparing For Life That Will Never End

by N W Dec 10, 2017 Comments Off on Preparing For Life That Will Never End

Second Sunday of Advent December 10, 2017 – Year B Readings: Is 40:1-5, 9-11 / Ps 85 / 2 Pt 3:8-14 / Mk 1:1-8 by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor The gospel today is taken from the beginning of the Gospel of Mark. This year we are in Year B of […]

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3 Dec

Watching, Reflection, and Hope

by N W Dec 3, 2017 Comments Off on Watching, Reflection, and Hope

First Sunday of Advent December 3, 2017 – Year B Readings: Is 63:16B-17, 19B; 64:2-7 / Ps 80 / 1 Cor 1:3-9 / Mk 13:33-37 by Rev. Dan Kelly, Guest Celebrant It’s the First Sunday of Advent, and this year we begin a new set of readings. As you know, […]

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12 Nov

Don’t Wait Until Later

by N W Nov 12, 2017 Comments Off on Don’t Wait Until Later

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time November 12, 2017 – Year A Readings: Wis 6:12-16 / Ps 63 / 1 Thes 4:13-18 / Mt 25:1-13 by Rev. Dan Kelly, Guest Celebrant There was once a poor farmer who lived on a hillside. Way up on the mountain was a monastery. He […]

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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

by N W Oct 29, 2017 Comments Off on Reality, Unfiltered

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

by N W Oct 22, 2017 Comments Off on Grateful Living, Joyful Giving

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

by N W Oct 15, 2017 Comments Off on Living, Loving, and Giving

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

by N W Oct 8, 2017 Comments Off on Anxiety Free

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

by N W Oct 1, 2017 Comments Off on Mary Knows the Way

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

by N W Sep 3, 2017 Comments Off on Safely Home

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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