From the heart of Deacon Doug.
Saturday is the sacrament Rollo in Cursillo so I thought I would reflect on all the awesome truths surrounding Baptism. In baptism we have Died with Christ and have been cleansed of original sin. We are become children of God and are made members of the church. Think also of Read more…
Today is the feast day of St. Joseph the worker. He and St. John the Baptist are the only non-Mary saints to have two feast days. He is special to me because I grew up in St.Joseph county, Indiana, was born in St. Joseph hospital, made all my sacraments in Read more…
The conversion of Paul has all the elements of a dramatic Hollywood movie. You have the villain suddenly stopped in his tracks by a light from the sky. A voice comes from heaven and this villain undergoes an amazing transformation and embarks on a whole new adventure. What about your Read more…
The gospel readings for this week comes from John 6. Many of you know this is one of my favorite chapters and one I quote in the Sacraments Rollo. It is the famous Bread of Life discourse. Jesus meaning is both symbolic and literal. When he refers to himself as Read more…
How could St. Stephen the first deacon forgive the people who were stoning him to death ? Can you imagine the reaction of those stoning him when they heard these words ? Instead of cursing them and calling down God’s wrath on them, Stephen was asking God to forgive them. Read more…
Today’s first reading talks about the first Deacon and first martyr, St. Stephen. He is presented to us as someone who had trained for the ultimate spiritual challenge, the ability to remain joyful and peaceful in a very difficult situation. Far more difficult than most of us are experiencing during Read more…
The Gospel today is the story of the Road to Emmaus. This gospel is the 4th meditation from Cursillo done on Saturday morning . Here we see two disciples heading home from Jerusalem. They are sad, dejected, and have all but given up hope. This Jesus they thought would redeem Read more…
Today is the Feast Day of St. Mark one of the four evangelist to write the Gospel for us. The Church offers is saints like St. Mark not only as intercessors for us but also as role models. Like Mark, we have heard the good news. Like him, we know Read more…
As I have told many of you, there are many things in the scriptures that make me ponder. Here is one ! If Jesus already had a plan to feed thousands of people, why would he ask his disciples to solve the problem. He could have miraculously removed their hunger Read more…
Not too many people, upon being released from prison, would return to the scene of the crime and repeat it. Yet that’s exactly what the apostles did. The authorities commanded them not to teach about Jesus, but they couldn’t seem to stop. Having just been released from prison, all they Read more…