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,
Chapter Talk – Sacred Heart – June 13, 2021, cycle-B Jesus: the icon of God’s love, the icon stamped upon our hearts. Thus, this is our end goal (telios) to become fully open, arms outstretched in mercy and compassion. “Acquire a heart and you shall be saved”. This desert saying coming out of the fourth […]
Chapter Talk – Solemnity of the Sacred Heart – June 19, 2020 John, the ‘beloved disciple’ leaned on the chest of Christ. The ‘beloved disciple’ leaned on the “divine-human heart” (Wendy Wright, Sacred Heart Gateway to God, p.15). In John’s gospel we all are the ‘beloved disciple’. What are we ‘leaning’ upon when we lean […]
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
