by Alex Osei | Jun 11, 2023 | Eucharist
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....
by Timothy Redinger | Jun 3, 2023 | Knights of St. John
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...
by Alex Osei | May 7, 2023 | Eucharist
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....
by Alex Osei | Apr 30, 2023 | Knights of St. John, Spiritual Advisor
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...
by Alex Osei | Mar 19, 2023 | lent
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,...
by Alex Osei | Mar 12, 2023 | lent
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...
by Alex Osei | Mar 5, 2023 | lent, Spiritual Advisor, Uncategorized
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...
by Alex Osei | Feb 26, 2023 | lent, Uncategorized
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...
by Timothy Redinger | Feb 22, 2023 | lent
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...
by Lawrence Ibe | Feb 5, 2023 | Knights of St. John
The District 4, New York Grand of the Knights of St John International held its rescheduled Quarterly Meeting on the 29th day of January, 2023 at the Blessed Sacrament, St Charles Borromeo in Newark, New Jersey. In the course of the normal business for the district,...
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