St. Thomas the Apostle
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Lent has begun and this liturgical season offers us a time to grow in the life of Jesus. Although we all are created as good, our humanity often goes in the opposite direction, because our Creator gave us the gift of free will. The truth is we often want to do things OUR way, and we get side-tracked. We are reminded in the first reading of our need for God’s grace and help. But Jesus has won victory over sin and death through His Resurrection. This victory empowers us to over

Here we are on the last Sunday of Ordinary time for many weeks to come. This week we have Ash Wednesday, and the Lenten season begins anew for 2020. We will only return to Ordinary time after the Easter season. The message of Jesus to us today is: “Be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Now if that is not a real challenge, I do not know what is. To be perfect is the same as to “be holy.” Holiness means that an individual is undivided in their interior and their

Most of us are familiar with the portion of Matthew’s gospel entitled: The Sermon on the Mount…” Blessed are the poor in spirit, blessed are the meek, blessed are those who mourn, etc. But today’s Gospel is the continuation of that special sermon, and Jesus selects the fifth, sixth, and eighth commandments to show us the central message of his new way of life. To choose life in Christ means to pay attention not only to one’s actions, but more importantly, to their roots withi

I read this quote recently in a church music magazine, and I thought it was worth sharing and reflecting upon with you. “BY ITS VERY NATURE SONGS HAVE BOTH AN INDIVIDUAL AND A COMMUNAL DIMENSION. IT IS NO WONDER THAT SINGING TOGETHER IN CHURCH EXPRESSES SO WELL THE SACRAMENTAL PRESENCE OF GOD TO HIS PEOPLE.” (As stated by Fr. Paul Colloton, OS) Each of us probably enjoys our particular kind of music to listen to, or even to sing along to (esp. in the car/shower when we are al