by maureen | Jun 9, 2025 | Gospel Explained
THE MISSION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Today we celebrate Pentecost, marking the descent of the Holy Spirit, enabling the Church to grow and perpetually renew itself from generation to generation with Mary as its Mother. Pentecost celebrates the official birth of the Church....
by maureen | May 26, 2025 | Gospel Explained
IF YOU DON’T KEEP MY WORD THEN YOU DON’T LOVE ME As Jesus prepares to leave His disciples, He knows that they are fearful. He assures them that He will return. His farewell includes a gift of peace, even though this is on the eve of His crucifixion and death, He is at...
by maureen | May 19, 2025 | Gospel Explained
WHAT DOES GLORIFICATION MEAN? To give Glory to God is to stop sinning and to consciously defeat the power of the devil within us. Glorifying God and defeating the devil go hand in hand. To give true glory to God, is to renounce ourselves, mount the Cross and die to...
by maureen | May 12, 2025 | Gospel Explained
HEAR THE VOICE OF SALVATION Today is Vocation Sunday. True listening requires an act of the heart over the mind. In today’s Gospel (Jn 10:27-30), Jesus says, ‘My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. I give them eternal life’. To understand how to...
by maureen | Apr 11, 2025 | Gospel Explained
THE ADULTERESS WOMAN WAS TOLD NOT TO SIN AGAIN In today’s Gospel (Jn 8:1-11), Jesus gives us a glimpse and a warning what to expect on our Day of Judgement, when no sin will be hidden from Him. The angry mob made themselves self-righteous, in their challenging Jesus,...