top of page


April 13, 2025
Jesus was in the habit of sharing secrets with his closest friends.
St. Paul of the Cross
6 days ago3 min read
47
0
April 6, 2025
Judgment isn’t black and white. We might think from the Gospel scene of the woman caught in adultery that it is.
St. Paul of the Cross
Apr 43 min read
63
0
March 30, 2025
As I did last week, I want to focus on the very first line of this weekend’s first reading.
St. Paul of the Cross
Mar 283 min read
33
0
March 23, 2025
I’d like to offer some thoughts on the very first line of this weekend’s first reading, from the scene of Moses and the burning bush.
St. Paul of the Cross
Mar 203 min read
47
March 16, 2025
Peter, James, and John are brought by Jesus up the mountain to experience the Transfiguration. They fall asleep when they get to the top.
St. Paul of the Cross
Mar 143 min read
80
March 9, 2025
The third temptation in the desert stands out to me this weekend
St. Paul of the Cross
Mar 63 min read
66
0
March 2, 2025
“For every tree is known by its own fruit” (Luke 6:44).
St. Paul of the Cross
Mar 13 min read
69
February 23, 2025
A good friend shared a story with me about her son from high school. At the end of his gym class the students would typically play a game.
St. Paul of the Cross
Feb 223 min read
78
0
February 16, 2025
When Jesus says, “Blessed are you who are poor,” we think the poor person is blessed because of the reward they will get after
St. Paul of the Cross
Feb 143 min read
55
February 9, 2025
I am often asked by children who my favorite saint is. It’s a difficult question to answer.
St. Paul of the Cross
Feb 63 min read
69
February 2, 2024
This Sunday is one of those rare days when a feast in the Church trumps the typical Sunday schedule.
St. Paul of the Cross
Jan 312 min read
42
0
January 26, 2024
In our Gospel scene Jesus returns to Nazareth and speaks to the assembly gathered in the synagogue.
St. Paul of the Cross
Jan 233 min read
59
January 19, 2025
I was reading a commentary on the Wedding at Cana and it was suggested that the wine ran out because Jesus and his disciples drank it all.
St. Paul of the Cross
Jan 163 min read
59
January 12, 2025
Isaiah says in his prophecy from this Sunday’s first reading that “he is my chosen one with whom I am pleased.”
St. Paul of the Cross
Jan 103 min read
76
0
January 5, 2024
Dear Parishioners, King Herod is one of the key players in our Gospel account this Sunday, so allow me to give a little history of him....
St. Paul of the Cross
Jan 33 min read
75
0
December 29, 2024
Dear Parishioners, “Why were you looking for me?” It’s the question the boy Jesus asks his parents upon them finding him in the temple....
St. Paul of the Cross
Dec 27, 20243 min read
50
0
December 22, 2024
We’re all familiar with the Beatitudes that Jesus gives during the Sermon on the Mount: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, etc…”
St. Paul of the Cross
Dec 19, 20243 min read
68
0
December 15, 2024
This is an interesting Gospel scene with John the Baptist.
St. Paul of the Cross
Dec 13, 20243 min read
82
0
December 8, 2024
Dear Parishioners, In Baruch’s prophecy, our first reading this Sunday, he says that “God has commanded that every lofty mountain be made...
St. Paul of the Cross
Dec 4, 20244 min read
54
December 1, 2024
Jeremiah is given an interesting prophecy. He sees the destruction of Jerusalem and the conquest of Israel by the Babylonians...
St. Paul of the Cross
Nov 29, 20243 min read
71
bottom of page