Mass readings for 6th Sunday of Easter:Acts 8.5-8, 14-17 Psalm 66 1 Peter 3.15-18 John 14.15-21 Many would be wise if they did not
In my Father’s house…
Mass Readings for the 5th Sunday of EasterActs 6.1-7 Psalm 33 1 Peter 2.4-9 John 14.1-12 Today's gospel passage is often taken
Heaven’s Gate
Mass Readings for the 4th Sunday of Easter: Acts 2.14a, 26b-41 Psalm 23 1 Peter 2.20b-25 John 10.1-10 The gateJesus is pretty clear in His
“And yet you have seen”
Mass readings for the 3rd Sunday of Easter:Acts 2.14; 22b-38 Psalm 16 1 Peter 1.17-21 Luke 24.13-35 Last Sunday we
The doubter’s faith
In sitting down to write this reflection for the Second Sunday in Easter, sometimes referred to as “Doubting Thomas” Sunday (poor Thomas, will he ever
Coming to life
It is Holy Saturday, and I am in the process of returning to life. Now, that is an overstatement in the extreme; but it is prompted by my Triduum
Palms & Passion: Holy Week begins in a time of pandemic
Passion Sunday and Palm Sunday were joined as a single liturgical date in 1969-70. Prior to that, the 5th Sunday in Lent initiated Passiontide, a
“How long, O Lord?” – Pastoral letter to parishioners
March 31, 2020 My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, One struggles to find something to express about our present circumstances that is not
Father Whitfield’s pastoral letter to our parishioners