Author Archive | Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament

As followers of Jesus, we have a need to recognize Him, hear His call in our hearts, and be instruments of God’s call for others. We all know of instances in our families, in our jobs, in our ministries where we encounter God. Perhaps as we meet each other today and in the future, we […]

Jesus’ baptism by John was a mystical experience that Jesus felt deep within His soul at the crucial turning point in His life. The opening of the Heavens with the Holy Spirit descending as a Dove upon Jesus and the voice declaring of Him, “This is My beloved Son with Whom I am well pleased” […]

As we enter into another Christmas season let’s take time to think about the simple Judean shepherds, who, one dark night, saw a great light, and in the power and inspiration of that light became changed men. They came to see and to worship; they returned glorifying and praising God for the things that they […]

Mary is an example to us all as we face uncertain futures, or problems that seem bigger than our ability to cope. Mary is able to hear God’s call to her above the noise which so easily could have drowned it out. We all have to try and ensure that we give space for God’s […]

John was not the light: he came only as a witness to the true light that, the only light that can truly dispel the darkness of this world. We need to be like John. Scripture says that we are to let our light shine, but we need to remember that “our Light” is Jesus. We […]

What is the message of John to us as we prepare for the faith-deepening experience of the Birth of Jesus, the Christ? The message is the same as John preached to the Jews: “Prepare by seeking forgiveness.” What gets in the way of our appreciating God’s gift of Jesus as Savior is that we have […]

Jesus will return again, in all splendor and glory, to judge the living and the dead. We profess that fact every Sunday in our Creed. So, even though Advent is a time for the preparation of the celebration of the first coming of Jesus in the flesh, it is also a time to acknowledge that […]

The things we are asked to do are so simple: give food and drink to ‘Jesus” in those who are hungry and thirsty; to clothe ‘Jesus’ in those who are naked; to visit ‘Jesus’ in those who are sick and in jail. Whether we realize it or not, every time we spontaneously take care of […]

This week’s parable speaks to us of God and how God treats us. We have all been given gifts and talents by God. The important thing is not what we’ve been given but how we us what we’ve been given. God calls us, God loves and as we see in the Gospel, God also trusts […]