Jesus spoke these words to Peter, James and John who were frightened when they saw Jesus transfigured and conversing with Moses and Elijah. Tradition holds that the Transfiguration occurred atop Mt. Tabor, a cone shaped, craggy mountain...

The devil’s temptation of Jesus in the desert took place at the beginning of his public ministry. Jesus chose to continued the message of John the Baptist to Repent and added Believe in the gospel. Jesus could not have been referring to...

The laws of hygiene attributed to Moses in the Book of Leviticus were to prevent the spread of diseases like leprosy literally condemned a person to a life separated from family, friends and the rest of the community. Illnesses like...

All of us we have suffered in our body and mind. Suffering is for everyone in this world.  Today we talk about the mystery of human suffering and the healing power of Jesus.  Suffering is something we face everyday: We suffer when we...

In today’s gospel, Jesus calls the first apostles and says: Follow me and I will make you fishers of men. Immediately, they left everything and they followed Jesus.  Once again, today we talk about God’s calling. He is calling and...

I read this story of two pastors and one priest talking about the problem of cats invading their churches. The Baptist minister said he put the cats in bags and threw them in a nearby river. In spite of that, the cats survived and there...

Epiphany comes from Greek word which means manifestation or revelation. So, we can say that today, we celebrate the manifestation of the world; Jesus reveals Himself to the world. After his birth, Jesus revealed Himself to the shepherds....

My Dearly Beloved in Christ, With deep joy and gratitude, I extend to you my prayerful best wishes for a holy and blessed Christmas. During this Advent Season, it has been my prayer that each of you would find opportunities to reflect on...