Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us John’s gospel story about the wedding at Cana invites us to see Mary as the New Eve. The creation story of Genesis is in the background at Cana as it was in Revelation. Mary is here, too, called “woman”. Also, Mary is presented at Cana as the  Read more …

Why do we build a church? We (Christians) build to see God. In 1 Chronicles 22:19 God says “Seek me, build me a temple”. Building a space for a community to encounter God is one of the most basic acts of drawing heaven into your world. It has been this way for centuries. The Shunamite  Read more …

Lord, I am not worthy that… We all have heard of, or have said these words many times in our life. They express the reality of our nothingness in the face of the grandiosity of God, our creator. John the Baptist has said them right before he baptized Christ. Zacchaeus has said them when Christ  Read more …

Where are you going? The feast of epiphany opens a new era in the life of the three “wise men”, “Magi” who left their Eastern region to follow the “star”. That journey changed them. Following the star sets a new beginning, a new year so to speak. And they know where they are going: to  Read more …

Epiphany: “Lumen requirunt lumine” Which means by following a light, they sought the light. The feast of Epiphany has the makings of high drama. It features long journeys, guiding stars, ominous danger, holy dreams, great escapes, and a threatened baby. Epiphany’s conflicts are boldly drawn. Light fights night. The joy of discovery ends long wandering. Truth foils deception. The  Read more …

New Year’s Message 2024 Dear Members and Friends of Saint Michael the Archangel Church, Happy New Year to you! In everything our faith tells us that we must always give thanks and praise to God, the Father Almighty. I am thankful to Him for His many blessings upon us as a parish. I must admit  Read more …

Sunday is the fourth and last of the Sundays of the Advent season, reminding us all that Christmas is coming very soon and Advent is already ending. It seems that it was just yesterday that Advent started, doesn’t it? But the reality is that time passes on, and sometimes really quickly before we realize how  Read more …

(During Advent this will replace Father Pothin’s Weekly Reflection and The WHY Series) Week 3: Tired Of Waiting On God? Do you ever get tired of waiting on God to answer your prayers? Tired of saying the same old prayer day after day, month after month, year after year. Tired of telling God about the  Read more …

(During Advent this will replace Father Pothin’s Weekly Reflection and The WHY Series) Week 2: We are waiting in HOPE For this second week of advent, I am inviting you to meditate on the theme of “waiting with hope. God’s promises are accomplished within the boundaries of time. The promise of a Savior was made  Read more …

(During Advent this will replace Father Pothin’s Weekly Reflection and The WHY Series) Week 1: Waiting on God Waiting on God is not only difficult; sometimes it seems impossible. We want things to happen in our own timing, according to our plans. But God doesn’t operate on our schedules and expecting that He will sets  Read more …