
Scripture & Tradition
by Fr. Gabriel Terrill | 02/08/2025 | Weekly ReflectionDear friends,
In the Catholic Church, we recognize two sources of authority: the written, inspired word of God (Sacred Scripture) and the living tradition of Christ's Bride, the Church. In this, there are two "fonts' that lead the faithful and protect the truth from being usurped by error. However, it isn't so clean-cut since tradition and scripture are intertwined. Going back to the Abrahamic tribe, the Word of God was passed on orally. In this sense, Scripture has its roots in the oral tradition of those who encountered the Lord and were inspired by God to write it down.
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Tantum Ergo
by Fr. Gabriel Terrill | 02/01/2025 | Weekly ReflectionDear friends,
This past Tuesday, we celebrated the memorial of Saint Thomas Aquinas, one of the most influential and well-known doctors of the Church. A medieval scholar and Dominican priest, Aquinas is known for many titles, such as the Angelic Doctor, the Dumb Ox, and the Universal Doctor. He is most well known for his compendium of theological teachings known as the Summa Theologica, which can be translated from Latin as the Summary of all Theology. This, along with Aquinas’ other works and prayers, make up a treasure trove of writings that have served as building blocks in defining and understanding Church Dogma, the core teachings of the Catholic faith.
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Our New Year’s Resolution: Growing Closer to God through Perpetual Adoration
by Fr. Robert Aliunzi | 01/25/2025 | Weekly ReflectionDear friends,
As we continue on with the new year, many of us may have already taken time to reflect on our lives, on our priorities, and our relationships. We may have made some resolutions based on those. For instance, we may have made resolutions to improve ourselves, our health, our finances, our connections with others or to break bad habits. Those are all great, but for our parish, I want to call you to something more, something deeper: I want to call upon you to make a resolution to nurture a deeper relationship with our God this year.
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Announcing our OLMC Parish and School Endowment Program
by Fr. Robert Aliunzi | 01/18/2025 | Weekly ReflectionDear Parishioners of Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
I am excited to invite you to participate in the first Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish and School Endowment Drive!
With your support, we plan to raise $25,000, and with the dollar-for-dollar matching opportunity with our trusted partners at the Catholic Community Foundation, the total can double to $50,000.
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Reflections on my Christmas Celebrations: Memories from my Past
by Fr. Robert Aliunzi | 01/11/2025 | Weekly ReflectionDear Friends,
I continue to wish you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year 2025. We are already two weeks into the new year. BUT, as I reflected on the events of the past couple of weeks, I found myself going back to the Christmas we have just celebrated. As I did so, I realized that it has been years since this month of January found me in the country, and perhaps that is what triggered this reflection. For many years, I celebrated the first of January in Uganda with my family and friends. So, I found myself thinking about the events surrounding Christmas and my past experiences of it in my village. Hence, the title of this article.
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Mary, Mother of God
by Fr. Gabriel Terrill | 01/04/2025 | Weekly ReflectionDear Friends,
We are now in the midst of the Christmas season and we recognize, during this time, the presence of the living Word of God in his creation by his miraculous incarnation. In this incarnation (taking on human flesh), Jesus maintains his divinity as consubstantial (of the same substance) with the Father and the Holy Spirit while also taking on human nature in the flesh in all ways but sin: a human will, a human intellect.
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