The Seed
How to Spend Time in Adoration
Posted by St. Henry Cluster
“What is adoration?” “What does it mean to call it ‘perpetual’?” “Is adoration for everyone?” “And what am I even supposed to do in adoration?” I’ve heard questions like these in some form or another from various people, so I want to offer some practical tips and information ... Read More »
Strength in our Communion
Posted by St. Henry Cluster
I hope that everyone has had a blessed Easter Octave. The Octave of Easter is a special week of solemnity in which we celebrate each day as another Easter day, so great is the power, importance, and splendor of the Resurrection. I hope everyone celebrated this Octave accordingly! ... Read More »
Living in Glory
Posted by St. Henry Cluster
“Christ is risen” – “Indeed, He is risen!” This Easter greeting, at one time shared among Christians with the same joy as so many Christmas greetings are still exchanged today, expresses the essential content of the Gospel: Christ the Lord has risen from the dead! While this is ... Read More »
It's the Holiest Time of the Year
Posted by St. Henry Cluster
These Lenten days are drawing to a close, and we have arrived at Holy Week, with the highpoint of the whole liturgical year taking place during the Sacred Triduum – the three holiest days of the Church’s entire year of grace. In fact, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and ... Read More »
He Can Give No Greater Gift Than This
Posted by St. Henry Cluster
There is a connection between faith in the Eucharist and the strength of our faith in general. Reports abound that many Catholics – church-going Catholics – do not really believe Jesus is present in the Blessed Sacrament. Many think It is a mere symbol; others perhaps just a ... Read More »
Come and Rest
Posted by St. Henry Cluster
As Jesus’ disciples returned from their labors, He invited them to “Come away by yourselves to a lonely place, and rest a while”. These words were not just meant for the disciples following Jesus 2000 years ago – they are words He speaks to us in our own ... Read More »
Is the Lord in Our Midst or Not?
Posted by St. Henry Cluster
The Book of Exodus, and its themes of slavery, liberation, penance, worship, sacrifice, and conversion, offers a context for our Lenten exercises, and this week it provides our first reading at Mass. Exodus recounts the Passover: The Angel of Death passing over the homes marked by the Blood ... Read More »
Formation of Conscience
Posted by St. Henry Cluster
Following up on last week’s bulletin article and insert, I want to give a little more catechesis on conversion, specifically the necessary formation of conscience according to Scripture, Tradition, and the teaching authority of the Church in matters of faith and morals. In order to identify those areas ... Read More »
A Season of Conversion
Posted by St. Henry Cluster
As I spoke about in last Sunday’s homily, Lent can get a bit of a bad rap among the seasons of the year, because we allow it to be colored by all the things we cannot do. Even us practicing Catholics can fall into the trap and believe ... Read More »
Marked for Christ
Posted by St. Henry Cluster
This Sunday, we celebrate the confirmation of many young people in our parish. Confirmation is a special sacrament, and for these students, it is the last of their “Sacraments of Christian Initiation”. This sacrament – along with Baptism and Holy Eucharist – renders the recipient fully initiated into ... Read More »