† God is Love. Love everyone as you love yourself.
This Gospel begins not with joy, but with disappointment. Two disciples walk away from Jerusalem carrying the quiet weight of shattered hope: “But we had hoped…” Those words say everything. They had believed, trusted, followed and now it all seemed lost. And it is precisely there, in that place of confusion and sorrow, that Jesus … Read more
Catholic Mass Readings for Sunday, April 19th 2026 THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER FIRST READING “It was not possible for him to be held by death.” A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (ACTS 2: 14, 22 – 33) [On the day of Pentecost,] Peter, standing with the Eleven, lifted up his voice and said, … Read more
This prayer is very honest. It does not pretend that life is always certain or easy. Instead, it places two things side by side: God’s mercy… and our hope. “May your merciful love be upon us…” that is not something we can earn or demand. Mercy is always a gift. It meets us where we … Read more
In John 6: 16 -21 we see the disciples doing exactly what they know, rowing, striving, trying to reach the other side. Yet despite all their effort, they find themselves in darkness, battling a rising sea and strong wind. It is a moment many of us recognize, even if our “storms” look different. There are … Read more
Catholic Mass Readings for Saturday, April 18th 2026 SATURDAY SECOND WEEK OF EASTER FIRST READING ”They picked out seven men full of the Holy Spirit” A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 6: 1-7) In these days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Hellenists murmured against the Hebrews because their widows … Read more