On Palm Sunday we entered Jerusalem following Jesus into Jerusalem. Fr. Simeon Leiva, OCSO, in his homily to us, described Jesus intention in this way: Jesus goes ahead of his followers up to Jerusalem, the holy city whose name means “city of peace” but that also is the city that kills those sent to her […]

“Today let us only think of God’s love” (Pope Francis, Homily for Holy Thursday, April 13, 2017).  These words of Pope Francis reflect the underlying theme of the Holy Thursday liturgy and indeed of the entire Holy Triduum.  God’s love incarnated in Jesus is the reality that is addressing us during these holy days. When […]

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Christ is at the Door

This Sunday is the Sunday of Divine Mercy. “It was established by Pope John Paul II in 2000, based on the visions of St. Faustina Kowalska. The central message is simple: God’s

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Welcome Sr. Angela Jonah

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