Religious Education - Children
Catechist BlogThe Center of All Things
In this paragraph there is a change which is typical of Christianity. Immediately before this all things were in an exalted atmosphere. There were great thoughts of God, there were prayers for the Holy Spirit, there were quotations from the Old Testament. Now the...
God’s Spirit
The Hebrew word for spirit is ‘ruah’, which means “flowing air” or “wind”. The ‘ruah’ spirit of God blows where it will. God’s spirit is not confined by boundaries or limits. Its power is not diminished because we wish it away. The Spirit of God challenges us to...
Fishing, Eucharist
As today’s Gospel begins it seems all is over and the disciples are ready to go back to their “day jobs” as Peter says, “I am going fishing.” Of course, it is not over as Jesus instructs them first how to fish, “Cast the net over the right side of the boat and you...
Questions and/or Answers
It is curious that these days we have come across questions such as: Who are you looking for? What are you talking about? What happened? Why are you scared? Why so many doubts? These questions reveal the fear, doubt and uncertainty of the disciples. Possibly these...
On the Road
A young couple receives the wonderful news that they are pregnant. But their joy soon becomes a nightmare. Her severe morning sickness debilitates her; her doctor discovers the child is in distress and plans for the worst. She is confined to bed for the duration of...
Lord of All
Life can be breathless. Sometimes we need to take a breath and see how far we have come; to ponder our successes, our failings, all the hurdles we jumped, disasters we dodged, and things that we accomplished. As strange as it might seem, the Easter Season can be a...
Seeking Understanding
This is the year in which we primarily read from the Gospel of Mark – at least on Sundays. But since it is the shortest of the gospels, we supplement it with a lot from the other three gospels. Like this morning, we read the traditional Johannine scene of Mary...
He is Risen! – A Post Easter Study
Does it matter that Jesus rose from the dead? Join Fr. George in an Easter Season online study of the importance of the Resurrection. Weekly a short video (5-9 minutes) will be emailed/text messaged to you exploring why the Resurrection has such explosive power, how...
The Empty Tomb
Many of the readings this week for daily Mass here in the Octave of Easter focus on the Word of God spreading out into the world -- a world where it meets resistance and disbelief -- a world where an empty tomb means nothing. https://youtu.be/0c2inXKD6PI Easter is...
Together
There is a lot going on in the readings of Holy Week. Today is "Spy Wednesday" with Judas busy about his treachery and betrayal. As we move farther into the week, the story line seems to narrow from Jesus in the public square of Jerusalem to gathering with His...