Amazing Truth from the Holy Spirit

By Rev. Michael P. Hanifin | May 26, 2023

Sunday, May 28, 2023 READINGS: ACTS 2: 1-11; PS 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34; 1 COR 12:3b-7, 12-13, JN 20:19-23 Throughout our readings this weekend, we see the amazing truth that the Holy Spirit gives us gifts and guidance in a very personal way. We are meant to use these gifts to build up the…

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A Wakeup Call to Each One of Us

By Rev. Michael P. Hanifin | May 19, 2023

Sunday, May 21, 2023 READINGS: ACTS 1: 1-11; PS 47:2-3, 6-9; EPH 1:17-23; MT 28:16-20 Today, we celebrate the great feast of the Ascension of our Lord.  Wasn’t this feast formerly celebrated on a Thursday?  Yes, that is true – however, the bishops of this region decided to move the feast to the nearest Sunday…

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Love of God in Concrete Actions

By Rev. Michael P. Hanifin | May 12, 2023

Sunday, May 14, 2023 READINGS: ACTS 8:5-8;14-17; PS 66:1-7, 16, 20; 1 PT 3:15-18; JN 14:15-21 The readings on the sixth Sunday of Easter remind us that God must come first and foremost in our lives, and that love of God shows itself in concrete actions — this is precisely why our Catholic faith and…

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