Pentecost Homily from Fr. Simeon
June 9, 2025
PENTECOST 2025 (Acts 2:1-11; Rom 8:8-17; Jn 20:19-23) Redwoods, June 8, 2025 On this great solemnity of Pentecost we celebrate the coming to us of the Holy Spirit of God,
For this Sunday’s gospel, in the encounter between Jesus and the Pharisees who bring before him a woman caught in adultery (Jn 8:1-11), we see that Jesus’ words are spare. Both his few terse words and the gesture of his bending down into the silence twice communicate the new way of God embodied in Jesus. […]
Chapter Talk – Eighth Sunday of the Year – cycle-C – March 3, 2019 Next Sunday is Lent. This Sunday’s gospel could well be a good teaching to usher us into Lent. It reveals Jesus’ remarkable understanding of the human heart and soul. The gospel contains three pericopes and opens with: ‘Can a blind person guide a […]
PENTECOST 2025 (Acts 2:1-11; Rom 8:8-17; Jn 20:19-23) Redwoods, June 8, 2025 On this great solemnity of Pentecost we celebrate the coming to us of the Holy Spirit of God,
Monastery Lentils A popular Guest House recipe that is vegan, easy to make and packed with flavor. Recipe calls for dry herbs – but use fresh for extra flavor. Serve
“The summit of the Liturgical Year is the Easter Triduum—from the evening of Holy Thursday to the evening of Easter Sunday. Though chronologically three days, they are liturgically one day
