5-12-24 - Ascension of the Lord - Fr. Leo Schneider

Posted by Jennifer Stephan on 5/07/24

Solemnity of the Ascension of Our Lord. - Fr. Leo 

As the priest prepares the water and wine for consecration he prays, “Through the mingling of this water and wine may we come to share in the divinity of Christ who humbled himself to share in our humanity.”  

This ... Read More »

5-05-24 -6th Sunday of Easter - Fr. Leo Schneider

Posted by Jennifer Stephan on 4/30/24

6th Sunday of Easter Fr. Leo

 There are many accounts of heroic people laying down their lives for others.  The military man who covers a grenade to save his brothers.  The person who rushes to get a child out of danger and dies doing so.  Or the person who stops to help ... Read More »

4-28-24 - 5th Sunday of Easter - Fr. Leo Schneider

Posted by Jennifer Stephan on 4/23/24

5th Sunday of Easter Fr. Leo

 In John’s gospel we heard these words: “Remain in me, as I remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me.” Through this image, ... Read More »

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 »