Efren Tomas

Today’s Gospel tells us that when Jesus saw the crowds his heart was moved to pity for them, because they were harassed and dejected like a sheep without a shepherd.

Today, as we celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, we are reminded that the Holy Eucharist has a variety of rich meanings.

The Feast of Pentecost is the commemoration of the descending, indwelling and transforming act of the Holy Spirit. Jesus had promised to send the Holy Spirit,

The Feast of the Ascension tells us about the “going up” to heaven of Christ by His own power, in the presence of the Apostles, the Blessed Mother and His disciples, 40 days after His resurrection

When Jesus left his disciples, He promised them a new kind of relationship with him. It will not be like a memory of somebody whom people admired and loved

The news of Jesus’ resurrection had not removed the fear from the hearts of the disciples. On
the evening of Easter Sunday, they were assembled in a room with the doors closed

The news of Jesus’ resurrection had not removed the fear from the hearts of the disciples. On
the evening of Easter Sunday, they were assembled in a room with the doors closed

The news of Jesus’ resurrection had not removed the fear from the hearts of the disciples. On
the evening of Easter Sunday, they were assembled in a room with the doors closed

feast of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus is the greatest feast of the year for Christians, greater than any other religious feast, including Christmas.

I am always puzzled every time we celebrate Palm Sunday on the change of mood that is experienced. There is a joyful singing of Hosanna at the beginning of the liturgy,