My Dear Friends, “…the sheep hear his voice, as the shepherd calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.” (John 10:3) When I was a kid, every day after school we would play football in the street in front of my house not too far from our church. Imagine that! We would actually …
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The following is Pope Francis’ Regina Caeli address from April 26, 2020 Dear Brothers and Sisters, Good Morning! Today’s Gospel, which takes place on the day of the Passover, describes the episode of the two disciples of Emmaus (Lk 24:13-35). It is a story that begins and ends on the move. There is in fact, the …
Happy Easter! I write this bulletin column this week as Fr. Manny enjoys some much deserved rest and relaxation after presiding over the fullness of Holy Week. As we priests say, “Once Jesus comes out of the tomb, Father goes in the tomb.” I will have my opportunity this upcoming week. While we priests may …
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My Dear Friends, Happy Easter! We welcome everyone to the Church of the Little Flower for our celebration of theResurrection of our Lord, and we give a special welcome to all our brothers and sisters who are visiting us from out of town and have come to worship with our faith community. The joy of …
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My Dear Friends, Holy Week is here! The most important week of the year. And so I present you with a very simple question: how do you intend to spend this week? We cannot go about the activities of the next seven days as if it were just another week. The events of Holy Week …
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My Dear Friends, As we begin Passiontide and are two weeks away from Easter, I urge all of you to make a good Lenten confession, if you have not already done so, before Holy Thursday. Elsewhere in this bulletin, you will find the Holy Week Schedule plus a specialized schedule with all the times we …
My Dear Friends, “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light” (Ephesians 5:14) “Not as man sees does God see, because man sees the appearance but the LORD looks into the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7) I’ve got a problem with people who proclaim a God who punishes us for …
My Dear Friends, “Come see a man who told me everything I have done.” (John 4:29) She woke up that morning and went about her normal routine. The Samaritan woman went to draw water from the well not knowing that on that very day her life would be altered forever. We see how slowly but …
My Dear Friends, Excerpts from Father Manny’s Homily on The Temptations of Christ: “If you are the Son of God…” That is how the Tempter addresses Jesus in the first two temptations. How many times have we addressed Jesus in the same way that Satan does in the desert? “If you are the Son of …