Fr. Bryan’s Weekly Post

Consider this… Are you invested? Christ is Risen! Last weekend was a glorious weekend as we began our First Eucharist celebrations in the parish. Throughout the Easter Season, our young people who are prepared to receive Jesus will join us at mass with their families...

Consider this… Jesus I Trust in You!   Today concludes the octave of Easter, the eight great days in which we fully celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus. At the conclusion of the octave we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday, a day in which we are reminded that we have...

Consider this… Better than alive and well! Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! You will hear me say this for the duration of the Easter Season, and I hope you participate in responding with joy because today we celebrate what our faith is all about. Why believe in...

Consider this... Why is this week different? Today we begin Holy Week. The question that should immediately come to our mind is what makes this week Holy and different from every other week? The liturgies that we celebrate this week do not simply ‘remember’ historical...

Consider this… Disciples Focus! The Fifth Sunday of Lent is already upon us and this week you will notice something different in our worship spaces. Traditionally in the church on the fifth week of Lent all statues get covered, so that our attention is focused on the...

Consider this… Hope! It is already the Fourth Sunday of Lent, and today is also known as Laetare Sunday. This Sunday gets that special distinction because of the entrance introit for mass that begins, ‘Rejoice O Jerusalem.’ Even though we are in the heart of Lent...

Consider this… The Laws that guide us. This weekend we hear from the Book of Exodus, how God bestows the Ten Commandments on the chosen people. The Ten Commandments are given to guide the chosen people into a deeper covenant relationship, so they know how to love God...

Consider this… Listening and Mercy.   It is already the Second Sunday of Lent! This weekend’s Gospel is of the Transfiguration, and the voice from the cloud concludes with ‘Listen to Him.’ How well do we listen? I’m sure we’ve heard the saying that God gave us...

Consider this… who’s driving? You or the Spirit? When looking at life, what forces influence the decisions and actions that we make? Family? Friends? Obligations? Children? Financial? I’m sure there are many others we can think of. Seriously, what forms our decisions...

Consider this… Preparing for the Desert!   How can Lent be upon us already? Time certainly has a way of sneaking up on us. This final weekend before our sacred journey in Lent is a time for us to prepare to enter this holy season. As you can see our Ash Wednesday...