Jesus tells us in the Gospel today, "I do not come to bring peace, but division!" I thought Jesus was the Prince of Peace? Isn't this the same person who says, "My peace I leave you my peace I give you?"
I am very blessed to be part of this parish and to serve in the Faith Formation Ministry that focuses on children in Pre-school through Eighth Grade. Today’s reading from Saint Paul’s Letter to the Hebrews begins with the line “Faith is the realization of what is hoped for…”