St. Thomas the Apostle
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It is a NEW month, a NEW liturgical season, and maybe a “NEW us” as we enter into the Advent today in preparation for Christmas. It is a time of waiting, true, but especially a time to prepare our hearts and spirits to receive Jesus anew into our lives. Waiting, even for good things, might not be always pleasant. We can feel impatient when we wait, especially if we do not know when things might occur. But waiting has its advantages: it makes us reflect deeply; it deepens the

There is a real lesson for us to learn or re-learn with this feast of CHRIST, THE KING OF THE UNIVERSE. Although the Gospel story retells the story of Jesus on the Cross, not a likely picture of a king with power, it sets the stage for teaching us that his kingdom is the reign of God that brings together all the scattered children of the world into one family. Just as Jesus promises paradise to the thief, so he shows his power over especially the reign of sin and evil in this

Today is the last Sunday of Ordinary time in our liturgical calendar. Next Sunday, we celebrate the feast of Christ, King of the Universe, just before we begin Advent, and a new liturgical year. So it is a time to take stock of our lives, and examine ourselves to see how much closer we are now than a year ago to being a sincere MISSIONARY DISCIPLE of Jesus, sharing our faith in our lives one day at a time. Paul reminds the first Christians, who thought the second coming of Je

We all know that being a Christian, a disciple of Jesus, means caring for the less fortunate. While it is true that sometimes we may feel overwhelmed because there are so many needy people for so many different necessities, we can do what we are able to alleviate the poverty of our family and acquaintances, not just a poverty materially, but poverty of mind and heart, too. Following Jesus’s example, we can reach out to those in need, one by one. Helping one person at a time b