May 2025

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052025.cfm I Got This How often do I hear someone say, “Father Rick, what can I do to bring my children back to practicing their Faith?” This is a cause of great concern in the hearts of parents and, yes, pastors and priests, too. Perhaps you know someone who no longer practices the Catholic Faith and

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051925.cfm The Doorbell is Ringing “Someone is ringing the doorbell. Can you get it?” I went to the door, and it was our friends visiting us. So, I let them in, and they entered the living room. They sit down, and I get on with my business. My wife wanted me to fix something in

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051825.cfm Our Last Will and Testament A man was on his deathbed with his family around him. Before he could give them his last will and testament, he died. A few days later, an attorney read out the last will and testament. To one son, he wrote, “I am giving you all the houses on

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051525.cfm Do We Have a Judas? Today Jesus is handing us the power to be a servant with him, especially to people who wrong us. It is a disposition that graced the martyrs of our Church down through the centuries, and it’s a grace to remain in Jesus, whatever circumstance we find ourselves. On Holy

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051425.cfm All For Jesus The school kids play a game called Rock, Paper, Scissors with their hands: Rock breaks Scissors, Scissors cut Paper, and Paper covers Rock. Whoever wins gets to go first in the game. They make a choice randomly, and everyone agrees that it is fair. In today’s first reading from the Acts

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051225.cfm Lay Down Your Cares The Lord, in His Providence, has entrusted us with someone to care for and nurture. Some of us are parents and spouses; others are teachers, priests, and employers. Jesus gives us a model to follow in caring for His loved ones. “I am the good Shepherd…who lays down his life