Author Archives: Deacon Jason

Today we celebrate the birth of the Church

Pentecost – Solemnity Happy birthday everybody. Or, I guess I should use the proper name for this solemn day…Pentecost. So…Happy Pentecost everybody. Today we celebrate the birth of the Church. Roughly, some 2000 plus years ago, on this day, 50 days after Easter, the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles, manifested in the sound ofContinueContinue reading “Today we celebrate the birth of the Church”

Of my many weaknesses,

6th Sunday of Easter Gospel of St. John 15:9-17 Of my many weaknesses, and there are a few, my tendency to “overthink” solutions to problems is one with which I struggle. This weakness causes me to look past the clear and simple solution of a problem, and instead, direct my focus towards the more complexContinueContinue reading “Of my many weaknesses,”

As some of you know

5th Sunday of Easter Gospel of St. John 15:1-8 As some of you know my wife is an English teacher and often times I will ask her to proof read my homilies in order to check my grammar, verb tense, and punctuation. I am truly grateful for this evaluative experience as it; 1) ensures thatContinueContinue reading “As some of you know”

The other evening my wife and I were walking to our car…

3rd Sunday of Easter Gospel of St Luke 24:35-48 The other evening my wife and I were walking to our car after having spent a very pleasant couple of hours at the movie theatre. I was commenting on how pleasantly surprised I was by the fact that the movie had turned out NOT to beContinueContinue reading “The other evening my wife and I were walking to our car…”