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‘be good for goodness sake’

Posted by Fr. Valentine Rebello on 12/23/17

‘be good for goodness sake’

 

Think about it.

 

We are almost threatened to be ‘good’ because Santa is coming.

But

What about just ‘BEING” good.

Be good for goodness sake.

Be good, it is the right thing to do, not because of punishment or reward

Be good, ... Read More »

Do you see what I see?

Posted by Fr. Valentine Rebello on 12/10/17

Do you remember counting the days until Christmas?

Being on your best behavior to protect that ‘list to Santa’.

You had to hold yourself in check every day.

‘You better be good, Santa is watching’.

What would Santa see you doing?

You wanted to be doing good, because you ... Read More »

Advent

Posted by Fr. Valentine Rebello on 12/04/17

http://bustedhalo.com/video/advent-in-two-minutes   Advent in Two Minutes | Busted Halo bustedhalo.com Not sure about the relationship between Advent and Christmas? You thought they were the same thing? Check out Busted Halo’s two-minute video that describes why we ...

Are you a sheep or a goat?

Posted by Fr. Valentine Rebello on 11/26/17

For the past several Sundays, the gospel has been giving us the ways to prepare for Jesus Christ.

Remember the guest who was thrown out of the wedding?  The virgins who prepared for the trip with oil in their lamps? The servants who invested their talents and the fearful servant ... Read More »

Turning POWER Upside Down

Posted by Fr. Valentine Rebello on 11/01/17

“He Has Cast Down the Mighty From Their Thrones”

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Anna Carter - Connect! Sunday Reflection

 

For Sunday, November 05, 201731st Sunday of Ordinary Time

Malachi 1:14B-2:2B, 8-101 Thessalonians 2:7B-9, 13Matthew 23:1-12

These words may be familiar to you. We hear them in Mary’s Magnificat, as ... Read More »

All you need is LOVE

Posted by Fr. Valentine Rebello on 10/29/17

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsxtImDVMig     Love Is All You Need - Beatles www.youtube.com A tribute to this wonderful band...

Can you be commanded to LOVE?

The love story between God and man

Make us love? That seems odd. Can we be made to love? Isn’t love an emotion, something we have little control over? ... Read More »

How is love as a noun different from love as a verb?

Posted by Fr. Valentine Rebello on 9/09/17

How is love as a noun different from love as a verb?

 What are some concrete differences in feeling love and love in action? 

Love, noun, an intense feeling of deep affection.

Love, verb, a concern for the good of another: such as :  the fatherly concern of God for humankind :  brotherly ... Read More »

Faith within Chaos ~ The view from the boat.

Posted by Fr. Valentine Rebello on 8/13/17

Faith within Chaos

        The view from the boat.

Ok

So you’re a disciple. You have just come from a place where many people were fed from 5 loaves and fishes.

Now Jesus has you get into a boat in the middle of a storm!

But you have faith, so ... Read More »

I Will Never Leave Your Orphaned

Posted by Fr. Valentine Rebello on 5/17/17

In difficult times, we all need someone to stand up for us and to be at our side. We all know how disappointed we feel when we are abandoned by our friends because of something someone may have said about us or something we may have done. We also ... Read More »

Peace & Mercy

Posted by Fr. Valentine Rebello on 4/28/17

"Peace be with you.” and Mercy Sunday

What is mercy?

“Oh, mercy me.” “Have mercy on me. “

Think about it.

“Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.”

 

"Peace be with you.”?

What do we mean when we say that at Mass?

Think ... Read More »