4-21-24 - 4th Sunday of Easter - Fr. Leo Schneider

Posted by Jennifer Stephan on 4/16/24

4th Sunday of Easter Fr. Leo

 The Lord is our Good Shepherd.  We can say that in faith and we can confirm it by looking back over our lives, to see in hindsight where the hand of God has intervened in our lives.  Looking at past blessings can build gratitude in ... Read More »

4-14-24 - 3rd Sunday of Easter - Fr. Leo Schneider

Posted by Jennifer Stephan on 4/10/24

3rd Sunday of Easter Fr. Leo

 We can only understand Jesus’ mercy if we understand the new world order he ushered into the world through his death-resurrection-Pentecost.

St. Paul summarizes this new world order by contrasting the wisdom of this world with the wisdom of God.  The summary of this ... Read More »

4-07-24 - 2nd Sunday of Easter - Fr. Leo Schneider

Posted by Jennifer Stephan on 4/03/24

2nd Sunday of Easter Fr. Leo

The essence of being the Catholic Church is that we are gathered in faith as a community to become “Christ.”  The Church offers us the sacraments to help us grow in the Holy Spirit that makes us sharers in the Christ’s divinity.  Our first reading ... Read More »

3-31-24 - Easter Sunday - Fr. Leo Schneider

Posted by Jennifer Stephan on 3/21/24

Easter Sunday Fr. Leo

 Happy Easter to all!  We have great cause for joy today as we remember our deliverance fromdarkness through the light of the resurrection.  We learn to live in hope that what ever darkness remains in the world, the Lord will heal.  He will protect us and raise us ... Read More »

3-24-24 - Palm Sunday - Fr. Leo Schneider

Posted by Jennifer Stephan on 3/18/24

Palm Sunday Fr. Leo

 “My God, Why have you forsaken me?”

Jesus being fully human, knew the depths of despair.  He prayed to be spared the cross and then accepted it as an act of redemption.  Later, he enters another dark moment as he is dying and prays to know where ... Read More »

3-17-24 - 5th Sunday of Lent - Fr. Leo Schneider

Posted by Jennifer Stephan on 3/12/24

5th Sunday  of Lent Fr. Leo

 “I will place my law within them and write it upon their hearts; I will be their God, and they shall be my people.” (Jer 31:33)

This verse from our first reading of Jeremiah defines what it means to have a conscience.  It is that ... Read More »

3-10-24 - 4th Sunday of Lent - Fr. Leo Schneider

Posted by Jennifer Stephan on 3/05/24

4th Sunday  of Lent Fr. Leo

“For by grace you have been saved through faith, And this is not from you; it is the gift of God;  It is not from works, so no one may boast.” (St. Paul)

Salvation is God’s gift to us through faith.  We don’t ... Read More »

3-03-24 - 3rd Lent - Fr. Leo Schneider

Posted by Jennifer Stephan on 2/27/24

3rd Sunday  of Lent Fr. Leo

 Jesus casting out the money changers from the temple area, the story we just heard from John’s Gospel, is the most assertive, some might say aggressive, Jesus is in all of sacred Scripture. His motive was his passion for true worship from the ... Read More »

2-25-24 - 1st Sunday of Lent - Fr. Leo Schneider

Posted by Jennifer Stephan on 2/20/24

2nd Sunday  of Lent Fr. Leo

 Rembrandt’s painting, “The Sacrifice of Isaac," captures all the painful drama conveyed in the story we just heard. It makes me wonder, did God really ask Abraham to sacrifice his son? Did Abraham go out to do so? I don’t have answers for ... Read More »

2-18-24 - 1st Sunday of Lent - Fr. Leo Schneider

Posted by Jennifer Stephan on 2/09/24

1st Sunday  of Lent Fr. Leo

“Jesus died for you, live in his love.”

“Repent, and believe in the Gospel”

These two phrases have the same purpose, to strengthen our relationship with God.  What for me is problematic in the second phrase, Repent, and believe in the Gospel, is the ... Read More »