Ascension Sunday 2021: “God is present, active, and reliable. He has not left us alone.”

https://youtu.be/nyv7RXT5sDY The Ascension of the LordMay 16, 2021Deacon Greg Alberts, St. Mary Immaculate, Plainfield “But they went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through accompanying signs.” I think there is a temptation in the spiritual life to treat God as though he’s far away, to treat JesusContinueContinue reading “Ascension Sunday 2021: “God is present, active, and reliable. He has not left us alone.””

Good Shepherd Sunday: First Homily

https://youtu.be/uYJRL6Jm3x8 Fourth Sunday of EasterApril 25, 2021Deacon Greg Alberts, St. Mary Parish, Mokena, IL “I am the Good Shepherd, I know mine and mine know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep.” The most fundamental desire of the human heart isContinueContinue reading “Good Shepherd Sunday: First Homily”