Would the disciples have accomplished anything without the Holy Spirit?  No.  Will we? That question needs to ring continually in our ears because we Christians are usually highly motivated self-starters.  If we weren’t, we probably wouldn’t have gotten past all the obstacles there are to involvement in evangelism.  Because we’re highly motivated we look ahead.  We  Read more …

Facing the Unknown The disciples are anxious and fearful because Jesus said that it is expedient that He goes back to the father. They are worried about their “unknown” future without Him.  Facing and dealing with the unknown is a reality we all struggle with on a daily basis: There are known unknowns, that is  Read more …

COVID 19 will be remembered by our generation as the plague that, not only killed so many of our loved ones prohibiting us to visit them, say goodbyes, celebrate funerals and burials, but also as the pandemic that  foreclosed churches sending worshipers empty handed into solitary confinement. In an effort to maintain spiritual unity among  Read more …

Judas and Peter The readings this season describe the meeting between Jesus and his apostles after the resurrection. In the previous life, before His death, they abandoned Him, some even betrayed him. Judas “sold Him” to the Pharisees and chiefs priests, Peter betrayed Him three times. In his betrayal of Jesus, Peter is no different  Read more …

Peace not Food! Peace not toilet paper, Peace not hand sanitizers or mask. That is what the good Lord brought his disciples in his first appearance after death. In their confinement, He brought them Peace not Food. “Peace be with you”.  These are the first words that the Lord addressed his apostles who were still  Read more …

Good Shepherd  Providence and the Conspiracy of Accidents In the Bible, God himself is represented as the shepherd of his people. “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want” (Psalm 23:1). “He is our God and we are his people whom he shepherds” (Psalm 95:7). The future Messiah is also described with the image  Read more …

Peace not Food! Peace not toilet paper, Peace not hand sanitizers or mask. That is what the good Lord brought his disciples in his first appearance after death. In their confinement, He brought them Peace not Food. “Peace be with you”.  These are the first words that the Lord addressed his apostles who were still  Read more …

Overcoming Fear Jesus had been abandoned by his disciples at the time of his death. One of them had turned him over to the authorities. Another had denied he even knew Jesus. The others ran away, apparently in fear and horror. That same fear still gripped the disciples as they stayed behind locked doors. The  Read more …

“Do not be afraid…I know what you are looking for…come and see.” The Church throughout the world echoes the angel’s message to the women: “Do not be afraid! I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has been raised… Come, see the place.” This is the  Read more …

Rising to New Life “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad.” Easter is the great celebration of victory of life over death. Ours is an Easter religion. We do not deny or turn away from the evils that surround us: the wars that have killed so many people  Read more …