Corpus Christi Sunday 2023

Corpus Christi Sunday 2023

Today we join the universal church in celebrating the wonderful presence of Jesus Christ among his people in an un-bloody manner under the species of Bread and Wine. The Eucharist that we celebrate so often is the greatest legacy that Jesus gave to his Church....
A Knights Greatest Honor

A Knights Greatest Honor

It should go without saying that as a Knight of St. John, our greatest honor awaits us at the time of our death, when we stand before the gates of Heaven, and we hear the words: Well done good and faithful servant. This past week men from around the nation gathered...
Fifth Sunday of Easter 2023

Fifth Sunday of Easter 2023

We are approaching the conclusion of the Easter Season, let us reflect on how we perceive Jesus. Who is He? This will guide us to transition from Easter to ordinary Time. Today the Gospel takes us back to a conversation Jesus had with his disciples before his passion....
Good Shepherd Sunday 2023

Good Shepherd Sunday 2023

Today is the Fourth Sunday of Easter also known as Good Shepherd Sunday or Vocation Sunday. In today’s gospel, Jesus describes the difference between the shepherd and thieves and robbers. Thieves do not enter the sheepfold through the gate but would climb over...
Laetare Sunday 2023

Laetare Sunday 2023

Our Readings for today are concerned about our perception, how we see things and our inability to see things as they are. Most importantly, how we can see with the eyes of faith and understand with our hearts. “God does not see as man sees; man looks at appearances,...
3rd Sunday of Lent 2023

3rd Sunday of Lent 2023

We are in the third Sunday of Lent and how have you been responding to the invitation of Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving? The first reading talks about how the people quickly forgot about God’s intervention when they needed Him (God) and started complaining about...
2nd Sunday of Lent 2023

2nd Sunday of Lent 2023

Journey of Life and Death One of the old images we still use to describe life is the “journey” that we all make from the womb to the grave. The image of the journey speaks of a passage through time and places. It is a journey which includes the people we have met, the...
1st Sunday of Lent 2023

1st Sunday of Lent 2023

Theme: The Mystery of Freedom   Today’s Gospel presents a familiar episode in the life of Jesus: the devil tempted Him when He was in the desert to prepare himself Spiritually for his ministry. The devil’s temptation focused on 3 crucial areas:   Physical...
2023 Lenten Reflection

2023 Lenten Reflection

This reflection originally appeared in an email to Knights and Dames of the Holy Sepulchre, Eastern Lieutenancy and has been reprinted here for the Knights of St. John with permission from the authoring priest.  Lenten Reflection As we begin yet another Lenten journey...