What’s your favorite way of talking about the Trinity? Father, Son, and Holy Spirit? Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer? Have you ever tried to explain the Trinity? Or even to understand it? God is one and yet we’ve got these three, what? So what is God? Maybe God is a shape-shifter, one minute holy parent, another holy …
Monthly Archive: May 2010
May 30
Moving Forward with the Spirit
How often have you heard the more “mature” members of your family or parish talk about how “it used to be”? I am sure you hear these stories more often than you want to. It seems to be at the very core of being human to consider our past, to dwell on the times and …
May 25
The Holy Trinity: Teaching Children About the Great Mystery of Our Faith
Teaching children about the Holy Trinity is a dilemma for parents! How God can be one yet three, how the Trinity can be separate but the same is one of the deepest mysteries of our faith. Some will say, “We’re not supposed to understand it.” That answer isn’t going to cut it with a curious …
May 25
Being a Young Christian is Not “Normal”
Christians (of all ages) are called to live out a life that society would consider “not normal”. This is one of the challenges of living a life of faith, becuase most people want to “fit in”, to be “normal”. But what is “normal” life calling us to? What are we giving up to “fit in”? …
May 25
Lost Generation Video Parable
Is your generation, the so-called “Lost Generation”, really lost? Take a look at this short (1 min 44 sec) video created by a 20-year old about what life may be like in 30 years for this “lost” generation. This video is the 2nd place winner for a contest by AARP called “U @ 50″ asking …
May 17
Month of May – Signs of New Life
May has been a busy month of activities for the parish. We participated in the annual ACTION banquet, the Filipino community and our Youth Ministry celebrated the annual May Crowning and we were privileged to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation with Dr Myreen Tomas. In addition, the parish family celebrated the Baptism of two infants …
May 16
The Ascension of the Lord
We, who have lost a loved one, know that their “spirit” often lives on long after their death. Certain situations will trigger our memory of them. Recalling what they said or did, we are inspired to live up to the legacy they have left us. In this way their presence continues through our words and …
May 11
Children and the Feast of Pentecost
Pentecost marks the official end of the 50 days of the Easter Season (hence “Pente”). It celebrates the Acts 2 outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Disciples and into the world. Informally it is known as the “Birthday of the Christian Church Pentecost was originally a Jewish festival. Jewish Pentecost (“Shavuot”) is known by …
May 11
Pentecost: A Red Hot Celebration
by Gwen Wise On May 23, 2010, we will celebrate Pentecost, the birthday of the Church. The original Pentecost festival was the Old Testament Feast of Weeks, the celebration of the first fruits of the harvest, and was held 7 weeks after Passover. You can read about it in Deuteronomy 16. On the first Pentecost …