Go and bear fruit that will remain.

SAINTS NEREUS AND ACHILLEUS, MARTYRS (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Go and bear fruit that will remain.  Berries, grapes, bananas, apples, oranges, and more. We expect to find these in the produce section of any grocery store. What we don’t always remember are the people who...

If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love.

5TH WEEK OF EASTER If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love.  We know that we are supposed to love Jesus. But how do we do it? How do you love someone that you can’t touch, see, or hear? Jesus gives us a simple answer in today’s Gospel: keep his...

Remain in me, as I remain in you.

SAINT DAMIEN DE VEUSTER, PRIEST (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) Remain in me, as I remain in you.  This is such a popular saying from Jesus, but what does it mean to “remain”? Various dictionaries and thesauruses offer more than fifty different synonyms, ranging from “linger” to...

My peace I give to you.

5TH WEEK OF EASTER My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you.  In the ancient world, strict traditions governed inheritance law and the continuation of a father’s estate. Normally, the eldest son received two shares of the estate, while the...

Quote of the Week | May 8, 2023

“the love of our Lord must always be made accessible, so that anyone can see that all the works of perfect Christian virtue spring from love and have no other objective than to arrive at love.19” ― Pope John Paul...

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