Faith Workshop As part of our spiritual enrichment program, we will be hosting a 30-minue faith workshop on the First Sunday of each month. The workshop begins immediately after the 10:30 am Mass in Chinese. Each Sunday’s theme varies. All are invited to attend.
Mary, Mother of God When the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to ransom those under the law, so that we might receive adoption. (Galatians 4:4-5) St. Paul writes to the early Christian community in Galatia regarding the birth of Christ, that at the time which God deemed as the perfect time (the fullness of time), He sent His Son to be born of a woman (Mary of Nazareth).…
Pope Francis has named Fr. John Nhan Tran Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Bishop-designate Tran, a native of Vietnam, will come to Atlanta from New Orleans, where he currently serves as pastor of Mary, Queen of Peace in Mandeville, Louisiana. The ordination will take place at St. Peter Chanel Chanel Catholic Church (11330 Woodstock Rd, Roswell, GA 30075) on Monday, January 23, 2023 at 2:00pm.
We thank the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia (CFNGA) for the Fall 2022 Catholic Community Grant award of $3,000 for the purpose of promoting the National Eucharistic Revival movement in our parish through prayer and devotion to the Holy Eucharist. The National Eucharistic Revival movement was launched this year and it is very important to our parish. It will spearhead the spiritual enrichment endeavors in our parish community. As the slogan states: The world is hurting. We all need healing,…
Stop Human Trafficking January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month Human trafficking includes both forced labor and sex trafficking. It not only represents a threat to international peace and security but also undermines the rule of law, robs millions of their dignity and freedom, enriches transnational criminals and terrorists, and threatens public safety and national security everywhere. At present, there are estimated to be more than 27.6 million people — adults and children — subjected to human trafficking around the…
The Peace of Christ Perhaps you have heard someone say, “The peace of Christ be with you!” But what does it mean? One of the readings for Christmas from the Book of the prophet Isaiah foretells that Jesus, the Prince of Peace, will be born (cf. Isaiah 9:5). But more than 2,000 years later after Jesus walked on this earth, why is there still so much war and violence? Luke’s Gospel account on the birth of Jesus begins with the…
Why was Jesus born? Why was Jesus born; in other words, why did Jesus take on human flesh and became man? The History of Salvation began in Creation and culminated in Jesus Christ (CCC 280). God freely wills to communicate the glory of His blessed life to man. Such is the plan conceived by the Father in His beloved Son before the foundation of the world. This plan unfolded in the work of creation, the whole history of salvation after…
The Doubting John? When John heard in prison of the works of the Messiah, he sent his disciples to Jesus with this question, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?” (Matthew 11:3) The Gospels tell us quite clearly that John sent his disciples to ask Jesus if He is the Messiah (cf. Matthew 11:3, Luke 7:19), but what is not clear is John’s motive for doing so. Based on the translation of this…
The Voice in the Desert The Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke announce the appearance of John the Baptist as “A voice of one crying out in the desert, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.’” (Matthew 3:3, Mark 1:3, Luke 3:4) He is described as one who wore clothing made of camel’s hair and had a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. Why did John the Baptist wear clothing…
The Unknown Day and Hour Jesus said to His disciples, “But of that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone (Matthew 24:36).” Jesus was speaking of the coming of the Son of Man (cf. Matthew 24:39). Christians take that to mean the end of the world, when Jesus returns in glory to judge the living and the dead. How unexpected will the coming of the Son of Man be?…