A message from Father Pete

For Sunday, June 15, 2025 Proverbs 8:22-31, Romans 5:1-5, John 16:12-15 I remember the Catechism from way back when we had to memorize it. I recall the question: Who is God? God is an infinitely perfect creature who made all things and keeps them in existence. That’s what I learned. God is described as omnipotent, meaning all-powerful; omniscient, meaning all-knowing; and omnipresent, meaning present everywhere at all times. Who is God to you? God is all-loving … God loves you and me every moment of our lives. Do we believe that? Do we live that? Has that changed our lives? Today’s first reading, from Proverbs, tells a different creation story than the one many of us know from Genesis. It starts with, “Thus says the wisdom of God” — and continues, insisting that God created wisdom (a famine word) first, before everything else ֫— including light. It demonstrates full awareness of the creation’s vastness and God’s power as Creator. So what or whom exactly is this “wisdom” coming from t...

For Sunday, June 8, 2025 Acts 2:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23 We go through seasons of the year, and we have special ones. We go through seasons of the Church year — Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter — which concludes with Pentecost, the feast of the Holy Spirit — and Ordinary Time, which begins next Sunday, June 15. Which one is our favorite? Today’s feast gives meaning to all of these Church seasons. Jesus, the Messiah, has been promised for centuries. He comes. He tells us He has come to show the Father’s love. In giving His life He has redeemed all of our sins. By His death and rising He shows us that heaven is our home. Today’s feast of Pentecost shows us that the Spirit is God’s gift to grace us and live as people of love. The Spirit is our constant reminder and help that God that brings us to heaven if we cooperate. Am I living in the love of the Spirit? Am I asking for the Spirit’s help to be a loving, forgiving person? The Jewish feast of Pentecost was one of ...