Pope Francis has recently made historic trips to Kazakhstan and Bahrain, both overwhelmingly Muslim countries. In addition to seeing a new church, Our Lady of Arabia, being built in Bahrain its 3rd in all of the country for 161,00 faithful), he participated in conferences for building dialogue and peace in our world. In doing so,…
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Anniversaries are important parts of people’s lives. From Wedding anniversaries to the anniversaries marking the death of a loved one, the anniversary of an institution or event, like our parish or Easter. Often anniversaries are bittersweet moments, as life is not just happiness, but often tinged with sadness, regret, or longing for more. We are…
There is an expression heard on St Patrick’s Day that on that day, “everyone is Irish.” It’s a beautiful way to let others feel included in the joy of that day. Today, World Mission Sunday is similar and different because today we say, as did Pope Francis, “everyone in a missionary.” What is different from…
In today’s Gospel, Jesus “slips in” one of His most important messages: to pray without ceasing. This commandment that Jesus gives is one the early Church took up with great fervor. It inspired a vast number of individuals to go to the desert to dedicate their lives to prayer, and who were later called the…
This past week, many of the daily readings focused on the theme of perseverance. If we are honest with ourselves, perseverance is an area most of us can grow in Giving up is far too easy. It’s often said, “When the going gets tough, the tough get going,” but how often do you live out…
The recent events in my home state of Florida have pulled me back to a word of hope I think our world needs in these challenging times. “You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the storm…” Isaiah 25:4. In our post-Covid world, so…
Hispanic Heritage Month: There is a secret place our Catholic faith is showing up right now, and that is in Hispanic Heritage Month. As Hispanics throughout the United States celebrate this month, it is a time to reflect on the blessings that have come through their Hispanic roots, and most notably that is the language…
Dear Sacred Heart Family From today’s gospel comes one of Jesus’ most recognized phrases, “You cannot serve both God and mammon (money)” Luke 16:13. Money, as we know it, is simply paper, no different than this bulletin and paper is not evil of itself. If paper is not evil, what is Jesus’ real message? There…
Dear Sacred Heart Family This week is a significant moment for American Catholics. Whereas as it is not the first time Catholic movies have made it into public theaters, this is only the second time, a founder of a religious order has made it to the silver screen. There have been several releases about St…
Dear Sacred Heart Family Today our church celebrates the life and legacy of St Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556). He is most notably known as the founder of the Jesuits (Society of Jesus), the largest order of religious men in the world today (19,000) St Ignatius has always been a part of my life, as I…
Dear Sacred Heart Family The great value of our faith is that it gives us a way forward in this world on our way to the next. Despite our current obsession to always move forward, from time to time we move backwards. Many, if not all, of us in the last couple of years have…
