July 03, 2011 Our Lady of America Jn 6:51-58 Let me begin with some thoughts about the Roman Empire – the glory that was Rome, we say. It was a very powerful and successful empire in the ancient world. Nobody thought it would collapse. But when its citizens achieved a certain level of...
THE SOLEMNITY OF PENTECOST June 12, 2011 The 50th day of the Easter celebration is the Feast of Pentecost. Today we hear that Jesus breathed on his disciples and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit”. St. Ignatius Loyola says that the key to the spiritual life is to discern the spirits, to see whether we...
Pentecost Sunday June 12, 2011 God’s Greatest Double Gift Jn 20:19-23 A customer goes back to the store and complained to the cashier. “You are not doing your job well! I just counted my change and it’s ten dollars short!” The cashier examined the receipt, then checked his records. “Yesterday your change was ten dollars more....
May 29, 2011 To Love is to Obey John 14:15-21 A great king was well loved by his people. Unfortunately, he developed a serious heart disease, and needed a heart transplant. When the people heard this, they gathered outside the palace in front of the king’s bedroom. It was such a touching sight to...
eucharist seminar – fyer pdf “Heaven on Earth” A SEMINAR ON THE HOLY EUCHARIST OUR LADY OF POMPEI CHURCH 25 Carmine Street, New York, NY 10014 Sunday, May 22, 2011, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Speaker: Fr. Mike Lagrimas “Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the...
We celebrated Easter Sunday – the feast of the Resurrection of our Lord. And as we moved from Lent to Easter it is good to remind ourselves of that new life in us. We have experienced spiritual rebirth. We have overcome sin and evil in our life and we have made some progress in...
