For Independence Day O ETERNAL God, through whose mighty power our fathers won their liberties of old; Grant, we beseech thee, that we and all the people of this land may have grace to maintain these liberties in righteousness and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.                   Read more …

It’s normal to worry from time to time.  Given life’s many unknowns and challenges, worry could be considered a natural response to many situations.  But chronic and all-consuming worry can be troublesome and interfere with our ability to function freely and calmly in our daily lives.  More importantly, problem worry can make faith in God  Read more …

The Lord is My Portion Have you ever thought of God as your portion? The scriptures use many metaphors to describe God and our relationship to Him.  Among other things, God is described as a rock, a refuge, a shepherd and a fortress.  But one of the most powerful metaphors for God found in the  Read more …

Adoration, also known as “benediction of the blessed sacrament” or “Eucharistic adoration” or simply “holy hour” is adoring or honoring the Eucharistic Presence of Christ. In a deeper sense, it involves “the contemplation of the Mystery of Christ truly present before us”.  Jesus waits for us in this Sacrament of Love.  In the sacred Host, He  Read more …

The Sacred Heart is among the less familiar and less known of Anglican-Catholic devotional images. But its symbolism is profound and inspiring. As we marked the Feast of the Sacred Heart this week, here is a look at the explanation behind some of the features of the Sacred Heart. The flames  The Sacred Heart most obviously brings  Read more …

Fleeing from God!  Our daily dread This Sunday’s Gospel is the account of the “great supper” in Luke 14:16.  They declined the invitation…they began to make excuses…they did not want to get involved…they ignored the voice, the face of God in the master of the house…they fled from God.  Fleeing from God!  You can flee  Read more …

Heaven or Hell? Our lives on earth are temporary.  Where do we go after our earthly sojourn? Jesus answers: to Heaven or to Hell depending on how you lived. In this Sunday’s gospel, the story of Lazarus and the rich man, Jesus teaches us that Heaven and Hell are both real, literal places. Sadly, many  Read more …

We celebrate the body and blood of Christ not as isolated objects of adoration but as food and drink, like the manna in the desert and the water brought forth from a rock. Jesus makes it very clear how we are to approach his body and blood: “If you do not eat the flesh of  Read more …

Unum Deus in Trinitate (one God in three persons) One of the foundational truths of our faith is the “one God in three Persons: Father all-powerful, Christ Lord and Savior, Spirit of love”.  How do we understand the Trinity?  We don’t!  God, by definition, is ineffable, beyond conceptualization, beyond imagination, beyond language. The Christian belief  Read more …

Whosoever would be saved needeth before all things to hold fast the Catholic Faith. Which Faith except a man keep whole and undefiled, without doubt he will perish eternally. Now the Catholic Faith is this: That we worship one God in Trinity, and the Trinity in Unity, neither confusing the Persons nor dividing the Substance.  Read more …