Browsing Fr. Bona's Reflections and Homilies
Eventful Blessings in September
Posted by Gregg Schockman on 9/01/25
Eventful Blessings in September
September has started as an eventful month for us. It began with the Labor Day which gave us the opportunity to have a break to appreciate the value of work and to thank God, the primordial worker, who created us in his image. Two days ... Read More »
The Harvest is Abundant
Posted by Gregg Schockman on 8/26/25
The Seminarians at St Gregory’s House
“The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few, so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest”. (Matthew 9:37)
For many years, particularly under the spiritual leadership of the Most Rev Bishop Thomas Olmsted, the people of ... Read More »
Created and Called to Worship
Posted by Gregg Schockman on 8/20/25
We are Created and Called to Worship.
A few weeks ago, we reflected on “the GPS of our parish”, which is, God, People and Service. Our community of faith is constituted and called to service; the service of God and of his people. These two ways of service are ... Read More »
Back to School: Dive in!
Posted by Gregg Schockman on 8/12/25
Dive in and Dive Deep
“There is time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens”, says the Scripture (Ecclesiastes 3: 1). The vacation time for St Gregory’s school is ended and a new academic year has just started. The teachers resumed work first and the ... Read More »
The Assumption of Mary - August 15
Posted by Gregg Schockman on 8/04/25
The 15th day of August every year is the solemn celebration of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The mystery of the Assumption holds that at the end of her earthly life, Mary, was taken up to heaven body and soul.
One of the difficulties that people have ... Read More »
St. Michael Prayer
Posted by Gregg Schockman on 8/01/25
“Fr Bona, I have noticed that you like to say the prayer to St Michael the Archangel at the end of the Mass.” This is a remark made by a parishioner to me, and it prompted me to think that, perhaps, it will be good to reflect with you ... Read More »
GPS
Posted by Gregg Schockman on 7/26/25
The GPS of Our Parish
The GPS (Global Positioning System) is one of the great products of modern science and technology that people find super useful for navigating their way to their destinations. One dayduring summer last year, I set out from my house for a place I had ... Read More »
Prayer to St. Gregory the Great
Posted by Gregg Schockman on 7/24/25
PRAYER TO ST. GREGORY THE GREAT
“For this reason, I kneel before the Father from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named” (Ephesians 3: 14-15).
“There is something in a name”; this common phrase reminds us that names, in most cases, have meanings, and are not ... Read More »