Then the angel said to the women in reply, “Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him.’ Behold, I have told you.” (Matt 28:5-7) A reflection from Father Tudgay for Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord . Brothers and

"Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; hosanna in the highest." And when he entered Jerusalem the whole city was shaken and asked, "Who is this?" And the crowds replied, "This is Jesus the prophet, from Nazareth in Galilee." (Matt 21:7-11) A reflection from Father Tudgay for Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord . A priest friend of mine was assigned to a parish outside of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania a few years back. Once when I was visi

As Jesus passed by he saw a man blind from birth. He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva, and smeared the clay on his eyes, and said to him, “Go wash in the Pool of Siloam” — which means Sent —. So he went and washed, and came back able to see. (John 9:1, 6-7) A reflection from Father Tudgay for the Fourth Sunday of Lent . The conundrum that this weekend’s Gospel Passage draws us into is that Jesus relies on the miracles that he performs on others to illustrate h