Last week, more than 70 parishioners attended the first session of JESUS AND THE EUCHARIST. Everyone enjoyed it immensely! There were many spiritual gems to be found. One I will never forget is a quote from Saint Catherine of Siena: “ALL THE WAY TO HEAVEN IS HEAVEN! “I loved reading “Dialogue with God,” her spiritual masterpiece, but I had forgotten that insightful comment. JESUS said I AM THE WAY, the Truth and the LIFE. Jesus is the way to Heaven, the only Way. When we walk with Jesus to Heaven, our soul is already in Heaven. Yes, the entire Way to Heaven is Heaven. These seven words from Catherine of Siena are very powerful. Catherine is one of the greatest saints of all time. She was a Third Order Dominican with little education when God spoke to her and she recorded this personal dialogue with God. She had an incredibly...
How are you doing Father? This was the question a parishioner asked me recently with a worried tone of voice...Without thinking my answer was immediate: “I AM TOTALLY AT PEACE ! Later on I reflected on that response which the parishioner seemed to take by sur- prise : clearly someone who had not seen me for quite some time but may had heard of my stroke seven months ago and was genuinely worried about my well-being. My question to all of you is not “how are You doing today”? But rather “Are You at Peace?” Peace comes from God. Throughout my 14 years of priesthood, I...