- Standing In Our Midst | Friar Reflections | Pentecost May 19, 2024 - Saints of God, the Lord be with you! On the evening of the first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear…” this is the opening phrase of today’s Gospel according to St. John. In John’s Gospel, the Ascension and Pentecost happen on Easter Sunday. (In Luke these … Read More Standing In Our Midst | Friar Reflections | Pentecost
- Ministry Donates 500th Bike Ahead of Anniversary May 17, 2024 - Bikes from the Heart, Sacred Heart Catholic Church’s outreach devoted to refurbishing and redistributing bicycles to those in need has reached a milestone just ahead of the ministry’s first anniversary. Volunteers from the ministry joined members of Tampa’s Downtown Partnership to deliver the 500th refurbished bicycle to Billy Shane Warren, a member of the Downtown … Read More Ministry Donates 500th Bike Ahead of Anniversary
- Why do we celebrate the Ascension on a Sunday? May 6, 2024 - On May 12, 2024, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord. In the days following His resurrection until the Ascension, Jesus appeared to His apostles in several different ways to affirm for them that He had been raised from the dead and truly lives. They were filled with the theological virtue of … Read More Why do we celebrate the Ascension on a Sunday?