On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalena and the women were the first to visit the tomb and saw that the large stone blocking the entrance had been pushed aside. They went back to tell the apostles that Jesus was taken away. Peter and John then went to…

I would like to take some time to focus on the Gospel and the second reading. First, the Gospel. Pilate found no fault with Jesus but yet the crowd yelled: “Crucify Him, Crucify Him.” What a terrible event to be associated with. Regardless, Jesus accepts his fate humbly and willingly….

“Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat, but if it dies, it produces much fruit…..” In John’s gospel, Jesus illustrates the necessity of his death by pointing to the planting and harvesting of wheat; he also uses this moment…

For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. Whoever believes in Him will not be condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the…

“I will get up and go to my father and shall say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you”. The son is trying to make restitution. Is it possible to add any happiness to God or take anything away from Him? God is love. God is…

Then Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, and they were conversing with Jesus. Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, “Rabbi, it is good that we are here! Let us make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” He hardly knew what to say,…

Jack was manager of his department which was a great attribute to the company. It always met or exceeded its goals in a timely fashion. But there was one problem: Jack was not the easiest person to work with/for. He was arrogant, talked down to his staff, refused to listen to ideas/suggestions….

Leprosy, what is today known as Hansen’s disease, has plagued humanity for at least 4000 years. The people of Moses’ time didn’t understand germs, but they did understand contagion. To avoid the spread of this horrific disease, a primitive form of isolation was devised. Afflicted people, when first suspecting the…

“At that time the Lord appointed seventy-two others whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit.” By our baptism we too are appointed disciples and sent out. What does this mean and what must we do? The quote ‘You don’t become…

The gospel today shows us what Jesus is looking for from His followers, and it includes some very difficult requirements. Jesus says “no one who sets a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.” There are several teachings in the Bible that seem…