Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 11/15/20
Dear Friends,
As we enter into the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time we are in the penultimate Sunday to the last week of the Liturgical Year. The readings of the past few weeks were reminding us of the last days and how we must be prepared like the wise ... Read More »
Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 11/08/20
Dear Friends,
At last, the excruciating wait for the election is over. As we live with the results of our choices, let us continue to pray for our leaders and our country that the Lord may protect us as one nation under God.
During the MONTH of November, we ... Read More »
Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 11/01/20
Dear Friends,
The month of November reminds us of both our Christian identity and our destiny. We are called to be SAINTS and to spend eternity with the Lord! I think it’s fair to say that most of us are dissatisfied with the current direction in which our world ... Read More »
Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 10/25/20
Dear Friends,
The message in this weekend’s Scripture could not be more timely as we prepare to exercise our inalienable right to vote. Jesus categorically states that the whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments: You shall love the Lord, your God, with everything you’ve got, ... Read More »
Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 10/18/20
Dear Friends,
On the 29th Sunday A in the Gospel of Matthew (22:21), Jesus makes it abundantly clear that we must pay to God what belongs to God. What a timely challenge for us! In the first reading, the prophet Isaiah (45:5) conveys the passionate cry of our God: ... Read More »
Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 10/13/20
Dear Friends,
Last Sunday, Tom Buddington helped us to reflect on the letter from the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith on the important theme of LIFE. “SAMARITANUS BONUS” reaffirms for us the fact that every life is unique and unrepeatable and not ours to take away. It focuses ... Read More »
Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 10/04/20
Dear Friends,
October is the month dedicated to LIFE. We are called to protect, respect, and value all stages of life, from conception to its natural end. Even the child in the womb, the unborn, bears the image of Christ. In his exhortation on the call to holiness, Gaudete ... Read More »
Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 9/27/20
Dear Friends,
Last weekend we all prayed for our catechists and realized how blessed we are to have them in our parish. I once again thank all of our catechists for their dedication to the ministry of handing on the faith. Thanks to our parents who have registered their children ... Read More »
Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 9/20/20
Dear Friends,
Today we joyfully celebrate Catechetical Sunday. The 2020 theme is, “I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you.” Catechetical Sunday is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the role that each person plays, by virtue of Baptism, in handing on the faith and ... Read More »
Posted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community on 9/13/20
Dear Friends,
Next Sunday, 20 September, we celebrate Catechetical Sunday. The 2020 theme is, “I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you.” Catechetical Sunday is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the role that each person plays, by virtue of Baptism, in handing on the ... Read More »
