Hi friends!
We had as wonderful comment by a person looking for confession times by zip code. Below I have made a list of some relatively popular churches around Dallas area. When you click on the link, it will take you to a page with a map and information about mass times and confession times. If you don't see one that you regularly attend or are looking for a parish to join, there is a link further down that you find a longer list of parishes around the area.
All Saints
St. Ann
Christ the King
Holy Trinity
Mary Immaculate
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
St. Jude
St. Monica
St. Patrick
Holy Family
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Other Mass and Confession times around the area
Hope this helps!!
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Monday, February 20, 2012
The Paralytic
Hello again! Hopefully you were able to read the last post and are just as excited about this blog as the MIYA core team. We had a MIYA Happy Hour last Thursday at Sherlock's in Addison and enjoyed time, drinks, food and some surprise BINGO together. We caught up on events at work and events during our week! I was glad to see familiar faces, but even more excited about the new faces that we will see next time!
Readings for Sunday February 19, 2012
Lent is upon us with Ash Wednesday coming up this week and we begin our journeys of reflection, confession and salvation. On Sunday we heard the readings from Isaiah and the Corinthians, as well as from the Gospel of Mark. In these readings, we begin to become aware of what is coming in the future for us during the Lenten season. We learn about the paralytic and the miracle working power of Jesus when he said to the paralytic, 'I order you: get up, pick up your stretcher, and go off home.'
The people are amazed at the act of a paralytic getting up on his own and walking out in front of everyone. In those times, it was customary for the people to assume that the reason for ones ailment was deserved. It was a sign that you had committed a wrongful act. As the people watched the paralytic being healed of his ailment, the people were witnessing the amazing miracle power of Jesus. We begin to understand that Jesus was not only wholly human as he walked among the people, but with the healing powers of the paralytic, we understand that he is wholly divine as well.
At Mass, the priest posed the question, “What does this mean for us?”
As we reflect today, we contemplate who God is in our lives. He, who is wholly human and wholly divine, knows what it is like to suffer. He knows what its like to completely surrender to the path that is set. It is amazing to know that we are not alone in our journeys. A lot of times we think that no else will understand our personal situations and we are on this journey alone, but in reality there is always going to be Jesus. Jesus suffered and because of that suffering, we have the opportunity to try to live a life that will ultimately allow us to live eternally in Heaven with the Father. In John 3:16, it is beautifully written “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish, but have eternal life.”
As we begin this Lenten season, let us reflect on the how we can be a better person and work fervently on our path to eternal life. We have to use every opportunity that is placed before us to learn and try to be an example of God’s love. I don’t know about you, but I know that there are struggles on a daily basis that interrupt my path to eternal life in Heaven. It is hard to stand up for the right thing, when friends are making inappropriate jokes, or gossiping about someone. I am going trip. I am going to fail. I am going to suffer. I am going to, unfortunately, not be a great example for others. That is the reality of the path. The beautiful part of the shortcomings, is that Jesus is right there waiting for us to apologize and make a the commitment to rejoin the path. We have to work daily to ensure our spot in heaven. It is not given, but a reward. I pray that I will be given the strength on daily basis to be a powerful example of the loving and healing powers of Jesus.
What are you reflections on the healing of the paralytic? How can we use this in our Lenten journeys?
Readings for Sunday February 19, 2012
Lent is upon us with Ash Wednesday coming up this week and we begin our journeys of reflection, confession and salvation. On Sunday we heard the readings from Isaiah and the Corinthians, as well as from the Gospel of Mark. In these readings, we begin to become aware of what is coming in the future for us during the Lenten season. We learn about the paralytic and the miracle working power of Jesus when he said to the paralytic, 'I order you: get up, pick up your stretcher, and go off home.'
The people are amazed at the act of a paralytic getting up on his own and walking out in front of everyone. In those times, it was customary for the people to assume that the reason for ones ailment was deserved. It was a sign that you had committed a wrongful act. As the people watched the paralytic being healed of his ailment, the people were witnessing the amazing miracle power of Jesus. We begin to understand that Jesus was not only wholly human as he walked among the people, but with the healing powers of the paralytic, we understand that he is wholly divine as well.
At Mass, the priest posed the question, “What does this mean for us?”
As we reflect today, we contemplate who God is in our lives. He, who is wholly human and wholly divine, knows what it is like to suffer. He knows what its like to completely surrender to the path that is set. It is amazing to know that we are not alone in our journeys. A lot of times we think that no else will understand our personal situations and we are on this journey alone, but in reality there is always going to be Jesus. Jesus suffered and because of that suffering, we have the opportunity to try to live a life that will ultimately allow us to live eternally in Heaven with the Father. In John 3:16, it is beautifully written “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish, but have eternal life.”
As we begin this Lenten season, let us reflect on the how we can be a better person and work fervently on our path to eternal life. We have to use every opportunity that is placed before us to learn and try to be an example of God’s love. I don’t know about you, but I know that there are struggles on a daily basis that interrupt my path to eternal life in Heaven. It is hard to stand up for the right thing, when friends are making inappropriate jokes, or gossiping about someone. I am going trip. I am going to fail. I am going to suffer. I am going to, unfortunately, not be a great example for others. That is the reality of the path. The beautiful part of the shortcomings, is that Jesus is right there waiting for us to apologize and make a the commitment to rejoin the path. We have to work daily to ensure our spot in heaven. It is not given, but a reward. I pray that I will be given the strength on daily basis to be a powerful example of the loving and healing powers of Jesus.
What are you reflections on the healing of the paralytic? How can we use this in our Lenten journeys?
Monday, February 13, 2012
What's this blog all about?
Welcome to the Mary Immaculate Young Adults blog! We are a group of young adults that is rooted in the Catholic faith. We are married, single and leading lives of different vocations. We are, in the end, a group wanting to become closer to God in our everyday lives. We strive day to day to be examples of God's love and compassion to those around us.
Whether you found us through Mary Immaculate website, facebook, word of mouth, or you just so happened to stumble upon this blog, I hope that you become a follower so that you will have the opportunity to read about how different young adults living in this crazy and hectic world of ours work to be better Catholics. For most of us, deep down in our hearts, we want to be the great Catholics we know we can be, but struggle in the actually making that come to fruition. It may be easy for some of us to be examples and fight temptation, but, if I may be blunt, the majority of us struggle constantly.
I, personally, joined the Young Adult Ministry at Mary Immaculate because I had a feeling that something was missing. I joined this group in hopes to surround myself with other young adults who want to grow in their faith and to know that there is someone to turn to in times when we struggle to be a Catholic.
One of the major aspects that I feel is pivotal for being a Catholic is reflection. I, persoanlly, would go to Mass on Sundays and listen to the Homily and think about it for a bit after the priest was done, but never truly stopped and listened to the message and how I could apply the meaning to my life. My hope is that, through this blog, we will be able to reflect as a collective group on the messages of the homilies and how we can take that message out into the world through the words we speak, the actions we make.
The goal of this blog is for young adults from different walks of life to write about the homilies every week and for other young adults to leave comments with their own reflections about the homily, whether similar or different then the writer. We will also be able to share with others the great opportunities that this group has to offer by posting about events with a write up and pictures.
Please do not hesitate to comment on posts. We encourage the dialogue between young adults and we encourage different reflections on the readings. This is a great opportunity for us to talk about God and talk about how we, as young adults, can survive temptations and become more aware of God's love and mercy.
Whether you found us through Mary Immaculate website, facebook, word of mouth, or you just so happened to stumble upon this blog, I hope that you become a follower so that you will have the opportunity to read about how different young adults living in this crazy and hectic world of ours work to be better Catholics. For most of us, deep down in our hearts, we want to be the great Catholics we know we can be, but struggle in the actually making that come to fruition. It may be easy for some of us to be examples and fight temptation, but, if I may be blunt, the majority of us struggle constantly.
I, personally, joined the Young Adult Ministry at Mary Immaculate because I had a feeling that something was missing. I joined this group in hopes to surround myself with other young adults who want to grow in their faith and to know that there is someone to turn to in times when we struggle to be a Catholic.
One of the major aspects that I feel is pivotal for being a Catholic is reflection. I, persoanlly, would go to Mass on Sundays and listen to the Homily and think about it for a bit after the priest was done, but never truly stopped and listened to the message and how I could apply the meaning to my life. My hope is that, through this blog, we will be able to reflect as a collective group on the messages of the homilies and how we can take that message out into the world through the words we speak, the actions we make.
The goal of this blog is for young adults from different walks of life to write about the homilies every week and for other young adults to leave comments with their own reflections about the homily, whether similar or different then the writer. We will also be able to share with others the great opportunities that this group has to offer by posting about events with a write up and pictures.
Please do not hesitate to comment on posts. We encourage the dialogue between young adults and we encourage different reflections on the readings. This is a great opportunity for us to talk about God and talk about how we, as young adults, can survive temptations and become more aware of God's love and mercy.
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