Faith over Fear – Lost Sheep Found

June 4, 2020June 30, 2020

To Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself

You have likely heard that statement before.

‘To love thy neighbor as thyself’ was the other half of Jesus’ stunning response to the religious leaders of the day who were trying to test Him: “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments” (Mt 22:37-40).

May 3, 2020June 8, 2020

Seeking God’s Refuge in a Pandemic Pandemonium

Lent had always been the one season of the Church year I looked forward to with such anticipation. This year, as before, I was intent on accompanying Jesus into His Passion, Death, and rising with Him in His glorious Resurrection on Easter morning. Not to mention welcoming a new goddaughter at the Easter vigil.

Then the pandemic stepped in and uprooted everything.

April 23, 2020May 29, 2020

God’s Song for the World: ‘Jesus Loves You’

Jesus loves you! Yes, YOU!

After enduring weeks of pandemic-induced emotional upheaval, fear and uncertainty, imagine being greeted with that simple message of His love.

That’s exactly what I got today. From a chance encounter with a random stranger.

Let’s be honest here. These many weeks of isolation and stay-home orders have not been a walk in the park. In this time of Darkness, where is the Light? But just as the apostle John witnessed the empty tomb and believed with his own eyes Jesus’ Resurrection, he witnessed life after death. He witnessed hope. My friends, that is the Light in this time of Darkness! The light and hope of His Risen Presence overshadow all darkness, even a pandemic of this magnitude. He asks us only to believe and trust in Him.

April 2, 2020June 8, 2020

Faith and Fear in the Age of Coronavirus

Today while I was in the grocery store standing in line at the checkout lane six feet apart from everyone else, the customer ahead scolded at me because my shopping cart was slightly beyond the yellow tape on the floor as I was getting “too close to her space.” My shopping cart was no more than 1 mm beyond the yellow tape! Face mask and gloves in place, the customer ahead of me was clearly ready for battle against any germs and viruses that would dare invade her space … LOL!

As Saint John Paul II once said, “A person’s rightful due is to be treated as an object of love, not as an object for use.”