Gift from God

By Rev. Michael P. Hanifin | July 25, 2021 |

Sunday, August 29th, 2021   By Rev. Michael P. Hanifin The readings for the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time calls us to pause for a moment and consider how we respond to God’s love for us each day. The Gospel tells of a dialogue between the Pharisees and Jesus. The Pharisees questioned why Jesus’ disciples…

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Using your God given gifts

By Rev. Michael P. Hanifin | July 22, 2021 |

Sunday, July 25th 2021 | By Rev. Michael P. Hanifin July 25th is the celebration of the Feast of the Apostle James, however, since it falls on a Sunday, the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time takes precedence. In 2014 and 2018, I walked the Camino Santiago de Compostela, which is an ancient Pilgrimage to the…

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True happiness

By Rev. Michael P. Hanifin | July 15, 2021 |

Sunday, July 18th 2021 | By Rev. Michael P. Hanifin Today’s readings remind us of how our God is compassionate and passionately in love with us. So often God, Jesus, and religious traditions have received “a bad rap” from the secular media and organizations that are opposed to the open and visible expression of faith…

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