Today’s Gospel is the only occasion where we see Jesus ministering outside of Jewish Territory. He is in Tyre and Sidon which is 50 miles north of Israel in what is present day Lebanon. A Gentile woman who was a foreigner puts Jesus on the spot by asking for help. Now Jews often Read more…
Today we celebrate the feast of the Assumption of Mary into heaven. For centuries the church held this belief of Mary’s Assumption, but it wasn’t until 1950 that Pope Pius XII declared this to be an official teaching of the Catholic Church. That declaration came after years of study on Mary under Read more…
Today is the feast day of St. Maximilian Kolbe. The most famous story of him took place in the Nazi Concentration Camp at Auschwitz. In July 1941 there was an escape from the camp. Camp protocol required that 10 men be slaughtered for every escaped prisoner in retribution. One of those selected to be Read more…
On Thursday night of Cursillo our meditations focus on getting to know ourselves and getting to know the Father, who is a God of mercy and love. We reflect upon a God who loves us unconditionally and always forgives us if we seek his mercy. I don’t know about you, but that Read more…
For many years I have had Football season tickets to the San Diego (now Los Angeles) Chargers. As a child my grandfather was a season ticket holder for Notre Dame Football and would take me to home games. Later when I was at Purdue, I never missed a home game. Read more…
De Colores to all! Deacon Doug would like to announce that The Holy Land Trip has been postponed this year. A new date has been set for April 10, 2021!
Ask a child, who usually drives you to sports practice or your friend’s house or the movies, and they’ll reply, Mom or Dad. Ask them where they get their clothes or favorite toys and the reply will be, Mom or Dad bought them for me. Children know they receive all Read more…
Today is the feast day of St Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr. I would say he is one of the three most recognized Deacon Saints along with St. Stephen and St. Francis of Assisi. He was a deacon in Rome in the third century. He became a martyr during the persecution of Valerian Read more…
We are all familiar with today’s story of Peter trying to walk on water. Today as I read it I have to ask myself, does the Lord Jesus seem distant when trials or adversity come my way ? It was Jesus who asked them to sail across the lake, only to find Read more…
I want to start by saying how good it was to see everyone this morning at SOL. Being with you all, even on Zoom, made me really happy. I know from many years of experience that I am happy when my heart is “right”. I am reminded I have an inner monitor that Read more…