Dear Family!

The Doctrine of Trinity is called a ‘mystery’ because this truth can never been known by reason alone. Only God can reveal the truth to us (CCC 261). This is not unique to Christianity: it transcends all religions and is a key ingredient of universal life and culture (Diarmuid Murchu). The Trimoorthy of Hinduism, the Buddhist doctrine of the three bodies, the Zoroastrian triplicate of Zurvan, the Egyptian cult of Isis, Seraphis and the divine child Horus and some thirty thousand years of traditional Trinitarian worship in the prehistoric times all point to the same One God seen in three persons.

Dear Family!

Pentecost is traditionally a Jewish Feast. It is one of the three pilgrimage feasts in the Jewish Calendar (Passover and Tabernacles are the other two). The scriptures taught the people to travel to Jerusalem for these feasts; thus, they were called pilgrimage feasts. (Ex 23:14-17). The Feast of Pentecost is celebrated on the 50th day after the Passover; it was also called the Feast of the First Fruits as people harvested at this time and thank God for their first fruits.

Dear Family!

We are blessed indeed to celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ on this Sunday. At one time it was celebrated on the Thursday before the 7th Sunday in Easter. It has been permanently moved to the 7th Sunday of Easter by our Bishop.

The Catechism teaches us, “Only the one who "came from the Father" can return to the Father: Christ Jesus. "No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended from heaven, the Son of man.”

Dear Family!

The theme of ‘Hope’ is very powerful in the readings today. One longs for ‘hope’ (a virtue) in times of despair, in times of utter powerlessness, in times of fear and/or even in times of separation from our loved ones. When we are disoriented and confused as to what future holds it is the virtue of hope that guides us to peace and comfort.

When differences of opinion exist, the Church chose the path of dialogue and fair treatment of each other. Mutual respect and a strong prayer life could bring about the virtue of Hope.

Dear Family!

This Sunday we reflect on Christian Charity as Jesus challenges us with the New Commandment which is also the fundamental mission and ministry of the Church. We understand that Christian love goes beyond self and our comfort zones. Jesus wanted to break the barriers and hurdles that the Jews were facing: The Old Testament restricted love of neighbor to themselves (Leviticus 19).

Dear Family!

The Fourth Sunday of Easter is traditionally known as ‘The Good Shepherd Sunday’. All three years (A, B, & C) we read from the same chapter (John 10). The sacred writers of the Old Testament beautifully presented God (Holy Name of God) as the Good Shepherd and in the sacred writers of the New Testament presented Jesus as the Good Shepherd since they perfectly understood and believed that Jesus is the incarnation of God the Father, revealing to us His identity by what he does as the Good Shepherd.

Dear Family!

The Catechism of the Catholic Church (857) teaches us, “The Church is apostolic because she is founded on the apostles, in three ways:

- she was and remains built on "the foundation of the Apostles," the witnesses chosen and sent on mission by Christ himself;

- with the help of the Spirit dwelling in her, the Church keeps and hands on the teaching, the "good deposit," the salutary words she has heard from the apostles;