God Is God Of All Today is the Third Sunday of Lent. The Church invites us to continue our reflection on Christ’s suffering, death, and resurrection as we share in […]
Dear Quad Parish Parishioners, “Rend your hearts not your garments and return to the Lord, your God.” (Joel 2, 13) As we experience the ambience of Lent in the whole […]
Driven By The Spirit How often have you heard today’s gospel and not even noticed that Jesus was driven into the desert by the power of the Spirit? It’s the […]
“For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven.” -Eccl 3:1 I wanted to let you all know that I have given notice at work […]
“It was the worst of times; it was the best of times” My sincere apology to Charles Dickens. The real quote from A Tale of Two Cities is the reverse […]
Are we too proud to listen and evaluate other’s advice? I, like most people, have difficulty in taking advice. Even when we seek advice, it can be very hard to […]
A Sober Mind I write today of a peculiar verse in the Second Epistle to the Corinthians. St. Paul, having already twice visited the people of Corinth, writes to them […]
The True Knowledge In writing this, I’m struck by how accurate the adage “history repeats itself” is. When new or revolutionary ideas are introduced into a society or group, individuals […]
Being Well-Pleased The scene in today’s Gospel is the Baptism of Jesus. The evangelist Mark tells us a voice came from the heavens that said, “You are my Beloved Son, […]
My brother Tom never grew up. Unfortunately, he didn’t grow old either, having died of a heart attack at just 48. But even if the Lord had granted him more […]