There is a secret to surviving tough times, a secret to the thousands, if not millions, of people who have suffered trails, heartache, and darkness in their lives- the martyrs, the saints, the soldiers, and the prisoners. When darkness surrounds you, hold on to the light (of God) inside of you. That light has come…
LIVE VIA CRUCIS (The Way of The Cross) We would like to invite parishioners of every age to take part in the living stations of the cross this year on Good Friday, April 7 at 6:00 pm. VIA CRUCIS EN VIVO PARA EL VIERNES SANTO (El camino de la cruz) Nos gustaría invitar a los feligreses…
Today in the Gospel Jesus prefigures some of His last words from Good Friday. “I thirst.” In both cases, today and Good Friday, this is not simply a literal understanding of Jesus being hydrated or not. In both cases Jesus is thirsty, but He is also thirsty for something more. What is “the more”? In…
After humility, what do you think is the most important virtue? What virtue does Jesus and God speak of second most often? It is in our readings this past week and today in the second reading…wait for it, (that is a hint) It is the virtue of persistence. In our readings today God promises great…
MassTransit visited Sacred Heart Catholic parish in Springfield, Missouri. What we found was a small parish embracing a vast mission serving a diverse population that stretches well beyond the neighborhoods surrounding the church. What we found is the Church Universal practicing the deeds outlined in Matthew 25: “For I was hungry and you gave me…
Today’s Gospel is one of the richest stories in Jesus’ life where He goes to the desert and while in His 40 days of discernment, like we are in our 40 days of Lent, He undergoes some temptations. He responds to these temptations, as I mentioned a couple weeks ago in my homily, with the…
Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday is on February 22, 2023. Our schedule is as follows:8 am—Mass (English) and Ashes12 pm—Ashes and Confession (Bilingual)6 pm—Ashes and Confession (Bilingual)7 pm—Mass and Ashes (Spanish) Soup & Stations We will have our Soup and Stations each Friday evening during Lent. We will begin our evening with a light dinner of…
Before I share this week’s reflection, I would like to share some events happening here at Sacred Heart. First, we will begin construction for the addition of a shower for our homeless ministry (and a washer/dryer for the parish) this week. As such, the men’s bathroom in the parish hall will be closed for the…
So often as Claretians we forget to share the parts of our lives that make us who we are and the people we serve cannot distinguish us from other religious or other priests. As such, I would like to share what happened this past week as almost 70 of our Claretian priests, brothers, students and…
This week, February 2nd will mark the end of our Christmas season. This day is like the trinity as what seems like 3 events are really just one, celebrating the Presentation of the Lord, Candlemas, and the Feast of our Lady of Candelaria. The Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple marks 40…
This Sunday we enter into the season called Ordinary Time, which makes up 33 weeks of the year when we are not in Advent, Christmas, Lent or Easter Seasons. This is the time Jesus begins His ministry of healing and miracles and encourages us to put His extraordinary message into the ordinary part of our…
