A study of the Prophet Jeremiah by Henry Fuseli The Prophet Jeremiah brings us God's promise of the New Covenant that was coming, and is now here in Jesus Christ. In the passage we read this week, it would be easy to mistake this promise as being one made to the Israelites alone. But what … Continue reading Weekly Reflection with Father Kevin
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Our passage from John's Gospels this week is a familiar one; we all know "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son..." But this passage is at the very center of St. John's theme of Light and darkness, which defines this Gospel. Without this story of how Nicodemus approaches Jesus, we … Continue reading Weekly Reflection with Father Kevin
In today's Gospel reading, when Jesus tells the people in the Temple area about building the Temple in three days, He is trying to tell them about how God actually accomplishes things: “Destroy this Temple and in three days I will raise it up.”... But He was speaking about the Temple of His Body. Therefore, … Continue reading Weekly Reflection with Father Kevin
There is a seemingly strange line in today's Gospel about Jesus not knowing what to do. When Peter, James, and John went up the mountain with Jesus, they were so amazed at seeing Elijah and Moses there, they offered to build three tents for them. At this point, St. Mark tells us that Jesus didn't … Continue reading Weekly Reflection with Father Kevin
The cleansing of our souls in Baptism is something that God showed us in various ways, long before Jesus called us to go out and do this for others. As St. Peter reminds us today, we see Baptism prefigured in Noah and his family. When he tells us this, he is trying to show us … Continue reading Weekly Reflection with Father Kevin
Have you ever had a child ask you to help them with something? Maybe it was to tie their shoe, pour a glass of milk, give them a push on the swing. In that moment, didn't it make you feel like the most important person in the world? What was the child thinking and feeling? … Continue reading Weekly Reflection with Father Kevin
St. Paul speaks of his own ministry today, and the way that this is something he must do, not something he has chosen. Of course, like anyone else, he still has freedom, but says that the call to preach the Gospel has been imposed on him. We may feel the same about something in our … Continue reading Weekly Reflection with Father Kevin
A few months ago, our Diocese introduced an initiative to start faith-sharing groups amongst parishioners. This is something priests throughout the world have done on a monthly basis for many years. In fact, many, including my own group, have increased the frequency of meetings to twice per month during the past year. This would be … Continue reading Weekly Reflection with Father Kevin
When St. Paul tells the Corinthians that we should treat this world as passing away, it can really seem like a downer. But we are being asked to see the world around us as it truly is, which is to look past the veil which hides the truth. This truth is that we, each and … Continue reading Weekly Reflection with Father Kevin
Our first reading this Sunday, from the 1st Book of Samuel, shows us a moment in his life as a little boy, when God first taught him how their interactions should begin. First, God calls Samuel by name, and Samuel doesn't understand Who he is hearing call out to him. Once he realizes it was … Continue reading Weekly Reflection with Father Kevin
