Dear Friends: In the Liturgy of the word today, Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words.” (Jn.14,23.24a)…

Dear Friends: Jesus says: “I give you a new commandment, that you Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also must love one another . By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another,” (John 13:34-35) In today’s gospel…

Dear Friends; Today is the fourth Sunday of Easter. It is also known as Good Shepherd Sunday. We find three dimensions in the readings of the liturgy of the word, namely Christological, ecclesiological and eschatological. First of all the Christological dimensions. Jesus says, “My sheep hear my voice. I know…

Dear Friends, In today’s gospel, we have the third appearance of Jesus to his disciples after he was raised from the dead. Simon Peter said to his companions, I am going fishing, They said to him, we will go with you. They went out and got into the boat; but…

Dear Friends; In today’s gospel, Jesus appeared to the eleven disciples for the first time after his resurrection. The first words he spoke to them were “Peace be with you.” Peace was the first gift the disciples needed most, and the risen Lord gave them “peace” as a gift. The…

Dear Friends: Happy Easter to all of you, dear St. Cecilia’s Parishioners And visitors. The Lord has risen. Alleluia.! Today is Easter. Easter is the Feast of Redemption. Redemption presupposes an unhappy condition of humanity. It presupposes sin. Sin presupposes Adam’s fall and our falls. Jesus came to redeem us,…

Dear Friends: Today is the Palm Sunday because Palms are blessed and carried in procession. This Sunday is also called the Passion Sunday because the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ is read and with that the church’s liturgy solemnly opens the Holy Week. Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, manifested the…

Dear Friends: The Gospel of today’s liturgy speaks of the story of a woman caught in adultery. No gospel story speaks so simply or profoundly of the love of God,  made available for us in the person of Jesus. But it  also speaks of the seriousness of the need for…

Dear Friends: There is a great search for happiness and fulfillment in life now. The emphasis now is on enjoying life. That search for happiness and fulfillment is symbolized by the younger son in our parable today who went in search of happiness. The only problem was that he thought…

Dear Friends, The gospel of today’s liturgy narrates two incidents. Pilate was a ruthless ruler. Some people had come all the way from Galilee to worship in the temple of Jerusalem. We do not know what offense they committed on that occasion. The fact is that Pilate sent his soldiers…