World Day of Prayer for Vocations

April 26, 2015 |by HNMWebmaster | Comments Off on World Day of Prayer for Vocations | Deacon Eddie, Discipleship, Easter, Faith, Family, Homilies, Service, St. John, Vocations

Fourth Sunday of Easter
April 26, 2015 – Year B
Readings: Acts 4:8-12 / 1 Jn 3:1-2 / Jn 10:11-18
by Rev. Mr. Eddie Craig, Permanent Deacon

Today, as you can probably guess from the readings and from the prayers, is Good Shepherd Sunday.  I got an early start on preparing for the homily today. Normally, I wait until a couple days beforehand, but I actually read the readings several weeks ago and started studying them and started doing my exegesis on them: reading all the notes in the Bible and so forth.   Nothing was coming to me. (more…)

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My Faith Journey

January 6, 2015 |by HNMWebmaster | Comments Off on My Faith Journey | Commitment, Discipleship, Evangelization, Faith, Family, Grace, Holy Spirit, Hope, Joy, Lay Reflections, Love, Prayer, Service

FIRE Mass Testimony from Dr. Joseph Mukuni,
Visiting Assistant Professor of Career and Technical Education, Virginia Tech
January 6, 2015

Dear brothers and sisters, thank you for inviting me once again to share the testimony of my life journey with you. (more…)

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Dwelling in God’s Eternal Kingdom

January 2, 2015 |by HNMWebmaster | Comments Off on Dwelling in God’s Eternal Kingdom | Comfort, Eternal Life, Faith, Family, Father Salvador, Homilies, Hope, Love, Saints, Strength, Trust

Mass of Christian Burial for Baby Moses Jacques Baptiste
January 2, 2015

Readings: Lamentations 3:17-26; Psalm 25; 1 John 3:1-2; Matthew 25:35-40
by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor

In 28 years of the priesthood, I have never had a funeral Mass for a baby as young as Baby Moses. This is a first for me. (more…)

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Pray Together to Stay Together

December 28, 2014 |by HNMWebmaster | Comments Off on Pray Together to Stay Together | Christmas, Discipleship, Family, Father Salvador, Forgiveness, Grace, Homilies, Joy, Love, St. Luke

Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph
December 28, 2014 – Year B

Readings: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14; Psalm 128; Col 3:12-21; Lk 2:22-40
by Rev. Salvador Añonuevo, Pastor

Yesterday, I noticed that the three kings of our nativity set are moving. For those of you sitting near the altar, you can see the three kings are a little closer than they were at Christmas. One is hiding behind the flowers. Next Sunday, they will be right here next to the Holy Family. (more…)

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