Each year on the Second Sunday of Lent, the Church presents us with the mystery of the Transfiguration of Jesus. On the mountain, his face shines and his clothes become dazzlingly white. Like the story of Jesus’ baptism, the Transfiguration is an epiphany, that is, a revelation of who Jesus truly is. In both moments, a voice is heard from [...]
The Rite of Election of Catechumens and the Call to Conversion of Candidates took place at the Cathedral this week for OCIA participants. This meaningful step in their journey of faith was celebrated by Bishop Louis Tylka. Please keep all those preparing to enter the Church in your prayers.
The story of the fall of Adam and Eve, and the story of the temptation of Jesus, are both about making choices. Every day we are faced with choices: to do good or to do evil, to choose for or against God. Within each of us there is a tendency toward rebellion and self-centeredness, which often leads us to make wrong [...]
Jesus Shows Us How to Live I have heard a couple commentaries on today’s Gospel that have stayed with me. The first offers this passage as a practical way for each of us to combat the temptations we experience. Jesus relies on the word of God to refute Satan. Three times he is tempted and three times he responds with [...]
Join us for Taizé prayer at St. Paul Church beginning the week after Ash Wednesday, starting February 25 and continuing through March 25. Services begin at 5:15 PM and last about 30 minutes. Taizé includes simple meditative song, Scripture, and silence, centered on peace, reconciliation, and God’s presence. All are welcome.
The Parish Bible Study begins Wednesday, February 25, and runs through April 1, meeting at 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in the St. Paul Chapel. Using No Greater Love by Edward Sri, the study offers a biblical walk through Christ’s Passion. Sign-up sheets are available in the narthex. Wednesday Mass during Lent will be celebrated at 12:00 PM.
Join us for Stations of the Cross on Fridays during Lent at 1:30 PM. All are welcome.
Return to God with Your Whole Heart Today we begin the great season of Lent. It always seems to arrive so quickly after Christmas and this year is no exception. The tree and decorations have been put away and all the parties have come and gone. We may feel like our homes and our souls are a bit barren. And [...]
“Unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:20) The Kingdom of Heaven is the ultimate goal of the Christian life. Jesus, in the Beatitudes, shows us the path that leads to this Kingdom. He begins by saying, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom [...]
Be Salt and Light in the World “You are the salt of the earth… You are the light of the world.” Salt and light are so ordinary—present in nearly every home, every meal, every sunrise—and yet, in Jesus’ hands, they become extraordinary images of the Christian life. Salt preserves, enhances, and even heals. A sprinkle of salt enhances the taste [...]