St. Paul's Cary

Who are these multitudes surrounding us on all sides?  These are the saints — past, present, and future — unbounded by time or space.  We call them the “communion of saints,” and you know some of them personally.

On the Third Sunday of Easter, Fr. Javier reflects on the Apostle Peter’s lessons on leadership (John 21:1-19): “Start close in, my friends. Just take one step, and then another, and see what God can do with a willing heart and a helping hand.”

What Thomas can teach us about asking God for what we need.

Surrounded by war, violence and injustice in our world, we seek new hope. May this Easter lead us to the active pursuit of hope and newness of life through the resurrection of Jesus the Christ.

Keeping Vigil for the Unexpected.

On Good Friday, Fr. Javier reflects on the meaning of Christ’s crucifixion: “The good news isn’t that we can somehow change the past, or that we can do something to earn our forgiveness. The good news is that we serve a God who chooses to love us anyhow.”

Like each one of us today, everyday Jesus had choices to make.  Why on the night that Jesus institutes the Eucharist at the last supper does he begin the evening by washing the disciples feet?

As Jesus was betrayed and crucified his followers would grow silent. But creation itself couldn’t keep silent. We’re all invited into Holy Week, to make silence and listen for what’s about to happen at Easter.

On the fifth Sunday in Lent, Fr. Javier reflects on Psalm 126 and the experience of exile: “We stand in the world as it is, hoping for the world as it should be. And the question before us—the people standing between the times—is simply this: will we succumb to inertia, apathy, and hopelessness, or will […]

Jesus is saying it over and over again. Reminding us of the love God has for us.