Tag: Holy Spirit

This is what it takes to do great things

Posted on May 17, 2021

Monday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time This week we focus on Pentecost coming this Sunday and receiving that Spirit more fully, and in today’s reading the Holy Spirit comes to 12 men that the apostles baptized and they This is what it takes to do great things

What it takes to go beyond the status quo

Posted on May 10, 2021

Monday in the Sixth Week of Easter In today’s gospel, when the Holy Spirit comes, the Spirit will challenge the status quo and the boundaries of our time. Fr. Ron explains how this relates to the first reading and how What it takes to go beyond the status quo

Allowing the Holy Spirit to bring us together

Posted on April 26, 2021

Monday in the Fourth Week of Easter In today’s reading from Acts, The Holy Spirit descends on the gentiles in the Acts of the Apostles. Peter is criticized for entering the home of a Gentile, but Peter tells them that Allowing the Holy Spirit to bring us together

You can’t do it alone

Posted on October 30, 2020

Friday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time In today’s first reading, St. Paul the good work that God is accomplishing in the people and prays that God will bring that good work to completion. This is also what we You can’t do it alone

How are you using the fruits of the Holy Spirit?

Posted on October 14, 2020

Wednesday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time We are in the midst of joy-filled weeks with celebrating the sacrament of Confirmation. Confirmation completes one’s full initiation into the Catholic Church. In today’s first reading, St. Paul mentions the fruits How are you using the fruits of the Holy Spirit?

Connecting Point: July 26, 2020

Posted on July 20, 2020

“How do I distinguish right from wrong?” Every one of us, at some time in our life, was caught “stretching” the truth. As a child, I came from a family of five boys. This seemed to provide untold opportunities to Connecting Point: July 26, 2020

CONNECTING POINT: JUNE 7, 2020

Posted on June 1, 2020

Which person of the Trinity draws me into God’s love and peace? Today’s reading brings us back to “Ordinary Time” after several weeks of celebrating the Easter Liturgical Season. When we hear the word “Ordinary,” we jump to the conclusion CONNECTING POINT: JUNE 7, 2020

Connecting Point: May 31, 2020

Posted on May 25, 2020

Pentecost is a celebration for many reasons: it marks the end of the Easter season, is the birthday of the Church, and reminds us of the power that the Spirit has on us, bestowing on us different gifts to strengthen Connecting Point: May 31, 2020

Mindfulness Meditation

Posted on October 22, 2019

Enrich your spiritual journey by beginning a meditation practice. Mindfulness meditation is about cultivating a present-moment, openhearted, nonjudgmental awareness that can connect us more deeply to ourselves and the Holy Spirit. Each week we will gather to explore the different Mindfulness Meditation

Connecting Point: June 16, 2019

Posted on June 12, 2019

How does the Trinity shape wisdom, faith and truth in my life? As a lifelong Catholic and a long time employee of the Church, I feel that I should have a much better understanding of the Trinity than I do. Connecting Point: June 16, 2019

Connecting Point: June 9, 2019

Posted on June 6, 2019

“I have told you this while I am with you. The Advocate, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you.” JOHN 14: 25, 26 Connecting Point: June 9, 2019

Fr. Ron’s Reflection 6/9/19

Posted on June 3, 2019

Today’s Feast of Pentecost brings the Easter Season to a close. The high points of our Easter celebration were the Baptism, Confirmation, and First Eucharist of our four neophytes and four candidates for Full Communion with the Church at the Fr. Ron’s Reflection 6/9/19

Connecting Point: June 2, 2019

Posted on May 29, 2019

How do I live as a witness to Christ’s message? My father passed away when I was 16 years old. I was in the tenth grade, frozen with fear, and not sure how our family would survive without this vibrant man Connecting Point: June 2, 2019

Connecting Point: January 27, 2019

Posted on January 24, 2019

Rejoice!! This Sunday’s readings bring us a message of rejoicing for we learn that the Spirit is upon Jesus AND upon us. Jesus shows us clearly in the Gospel Reading that we gain the strength of the Holy Spirit by Connecting Point: January 27, 2019

Posted on June 3, 2017

When we think of Pentecost, the first thing that comes to mind is the Holy Spirit . So why is our Connecting Point about forgiveness? At the end of the gospel that we hear this weekend, Jesus tells his disciples

Connecting Point: May 14, 2017

Posted on May 12, 2017

If we as followers of Christ reflect the Gospel message we reflect his character through the Holy Spirit. “This is how everyone will recognize that you are my disciples – when they see the love you have for each other.”(John Connecting Point: May 14, 2017

Connecting Point: May 22, 2022