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 [...]
In the Beatitudes that Jesus proclaimed on the mountain, we discover the values by which a Christian is called to live. While the Beatitudes present a great challenge, they also promise great rewards, both in this life and in the life to come. Too often, the values by which we live have little to do with the values of the [...]
Let Your Light Shine In the Gospel reading for today, Jesus, after seeing His crowd of followers, sits down and decides to teach them. Something He saw in the people propelled Jesus to take the time to sit down on the side of a mountain and teach what we would come to know as the Sermon on the Mount. In [...]