Blog Category: Chaplain’s Blog

[Jesus addressed this parable to those who were convinced of their own righteousness and despised everyone else. “Two people went up to the temple area to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector. The Pharisee took up his position and spoke this prayer to himself, ‘O God, I thank you […]

[One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked Him, “Which is the first of all the commandments?” Jesus replied, “The first is this: Hear, O Israel!    The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,    with all your soul,    with all your […]

[Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Of her was born Jesus who is called the Christ. Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit. Joseph her […]

[Moses spoke to the people and said: “Now, Israel, hear the statutes and decrees which I am teaching you to observe, that you may live, and may enter in and take possession of the land which the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you.”] (Duet. 4:1) Today Moses reminds the Israelites to be […]

[Peter approached Jesus and asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.] (Mt. 18:21) St. Peter runs to Jesus to ask Him a question about forgiveness.  He recognizes that Jesus has […]

[As the hind longs for the running waters, so my soul longs for you, O God. Athirst is my soul for God, the living God. When shall I go and behold the face of God?] (Ps. 42:2-3) Am I really thirsting for God? Do I know my relationship with Him is just as important as […]

[Coming to his senses he thought, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have more than enough food to eat, but here am I, dying from hunger. I shall get up and go to my father and I shall say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I no longer deserve […]

[So Joseph went after his brothers and caught up with them in Dothan. They noticed him from a distance, and before he came up to them, they plotted to kill him. They said to one another: “Here comes that master dreamer! Come on, let us kill him and throw him into one of the cisterns […]

[Thus says the LORD: Cursed is the man who trusts in human beings, who seeks his strength in flesh, whose heart turns away from the LORD. He is like a barren bush in the desert that enjoys no change of season, But stands in a lava waste, a salt and empty earth. Blessed is the […]

[Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee approached Jesus with her sons and did Him homage, wishing to ask Him for something.] (Mt. 20:20) Our Gospel reading today depicts an incredible scene.  Immediately after Jesus eludes to His passion, death, and resurrection to His disciples, Mrs. Zebedee tries to grasp at power for her […]