Browsing the April 2023 archive of PARISH BLOG - INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK
Voice of our shepherd
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 4/28/23
We know the voice of our shepherd. We know he speaks a language of love, of patience, of long-suffering sacrifice. The voice of the thief will offer us freedom, but it is a freedom that ends in destruction. There is only one gate that leads to everlasting life.
God in flesh and blood before them
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 4/18/23
It wasn’t until Christ spoke the words of blessing over the bread that the eyes of the disciples were opened, and they saw him for who he was — God in flesh and blood before them. The Eucharist makes real what we otherwise would fail to see.
Doubting Thomas
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 4/13/23
Doubting Thomas is a mood, and we’ve all had it. We hang our every hope on this sign, that proof. We challenge God: “Make me believe.” To each of us he extends his wounded hand, to each of us he shows his pierced side. He will always meet us ... Read More »
“Do not be afraid.”
Posted by Lenny Ricciardelli on 4/06/23
We are witnesses of all that Christ has done — in our lives, in our souls, in our hearts. We have seen the empty tomb. We have touched the abandoned burial cloths. “Go tell my brothers,” Jesus commands us. “Do not be afraid.”