If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink’, you would have asked Him, and he would have given you living water The Third Sunday of Lent brings to us a remarkable Gospel account about Jesus and a Samaritan woman at the well of […]
Our Casavant organ is getting some much needed tuning and care today… There are at least three types of “pipes” in this organ. The first type are the silver (and the gold/white) coloured pipes you see in the picture – these are “flute” pipes. You can also in these pictures see square wooden pipes – […]
You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy The Lord ordered Moses to speak to the Israelites, to instruct them that first of all they were to be holy. This call to holiness is still obligatory for those who want to please the Lord. Jesus in today’s passage of the Gospel […]
For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven Thus Jesus called upon His followers to be more righteous than the religious officials at that time. Jesus wanted His disciples to do something more than what was required by the Law. Similarly, […]
You are the salt of the earth. (…) You are the light of the world – in today’s passage of the Gospel, Jesus in a metaphorical way explains to His disciples their mission. He wants them to be good witnesses to the Gospel by what they say and what they do. Other people are to […]
From that time Jesus began to proclaim, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near” In this way, according to St. Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus began His public ministry. He started proclaiming the good news of salvation with a call to repentance. Later this very first appeal of the Lord became an essential part of […]