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Apr 2021
Fr. Joseph Levine; April 18, 2021 Readings: Act 3:13-15,17-19; Psalm 4:2,4,7-9; 1 Jn 2:1-5; Lk 24:35-48 Last Sunday I spoke about the solid reality of Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. He is no mere ghost. He showed to his Apostles that he, whom they had seen crucified, was again a living man, with flesh and bones, never to die again. This is the solid reality that lies at the foundation of our faith. This is a life-changing reality because it is a life-giving reality. Jesus then commissioned his Apostles as his witnesses......
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April 10, 2021
Divine Mercy Sunday
Fr. Joseph Levine; April 11, 2021 Readings: Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 118:2-4,13-15,22-24; 1 Jn 5:1-6; Jn 20:19-31 The victory that conquers the world is our faith. It is not just any old ‘faith’ that conquers the...
April 04, 2021
Easter Sunday
Fr. Joseph Levine; April 4, 2021 Jesus Christ is the victor over sin and death. That is our faith. By his suffering and death on the Cross he gave meaning and purpose to our suffering...
April 02, 2021
Good Friday
Fr. Joseph Levine; April 2, 2021 On Palm Sunday, when we listened to the Passion according to St. Mark, we heard Jesus say, shortly before entering Gethsemane and immediately before announcing St. Peter’s denial, All...
April 01, 2021
Holy Thursday
Fr. Joseph Levine; April 1, 2021 Holy Thursday is a light in the darkness of Holy Week. Holy Thursday comes to us from the Apostles. Or better, from Holy Thursday, through the Apostles, we receive...
March 27, 2021
Palm Sunday
Fr. Joseph Levine; March 28, 2021 Last Sunday I spoke about the intensity of Christ’s suffering and death, the greatness of the person who suffered and died for us, no less than the very Son...
March 20, 2021
5th Sunday of Lent
Fr. Joseph Levine; March 21, 2021 Readings: Jer 31:31-34; Ps 51:3-4,12-15; Heb 5:7-9; Jn 12:20-33 In the days when Christ Jesus was in the flesh, he offered prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears,...
March 13, 2021
4th Sunday of Lent
Fr. Joseph Levine; March 14, 2021 Readings: 2 Chr 36:14-16,19-23; Ps 137:1-6; Eph 2:4-10; Jn 3:14-21 Rejoice, Jerusalem! Those are the words that begin the entrance antiphon today, that make this to be the joyful...
March 07, 2021
3rd Sunday of Lent
Fr. Joseph Levine; March 7, 2021 Readings: Ex 20,1-17; Ps 19,8-11; 1 Cor 1:22-25; Jn 2:13-25 In today’s 1st reading we heard God’s proclamation of the Ten Commandments to all the people; yes, all the...
February 28, 2021
2nd Sunday of Lent
Fr. Joseph Levine; February 28, 2021 Readings: Gen 22:1-2,9-13,15-18; Ps 116:10,15-19; Rm 8:31-34; Mk 9:12-10 “Why bother?” What, finally, is the point of all the works of fasting and self-denial that we undertake during Lent?...