June 8, 2025

John 14:15-16, 23-26 Lead in: I’ve always been struck by the idea that we never pray alone. The Holy Spirit, our advocate, prays with us even when we don’t know what to say. (Romans 8:26-28) Yet, we’ve all had times when we felt alone in our problems and found it hard...

Homily – May 25, 2025

GOD FROM GOD, LIGHT FROM LIGHT - Deacon Ray Happy Anniversary!  Two weeks ago St. Victoria celebrated the 20th Anniversary of our New Church.  But this week the worldwide Church celebrates a rather longer anniversary: the 17th-Centennial anniversary of the Council of...

June 1, 2025

Lead in: The liturgical seasons of the 40 days of Lent and the 50 days of Easter complete the story of the life, death, Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus into heaven, culminating with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit to continue his work among us. Our lives have a...

Homily – May 18, 2025

Eucharistic Adoration In today’s Gospel passage from John 15 Jesus tells us, “As I have loved you so also should you love one another.” It sounds good but how do we put that into practice? I offer one way that can help us do that. It has to do with something we’ve...