The doctrine of the Trinity is revealed in a father's love for his children.

Today we celebrate Father's Day.  We honor and are grateful for the dads in our parish community.  Thank you!

Today is also the solemn Feast of the Trinity.  This doctrinal feast of the Church celebrates who God is -- Father, Son, and Holy spirit --  three persons in one God.

At first blush, there is not an essential connection between the two.  And yet, the readings chosen by the church for the Feast of the Trinity suggest there is a beautiful relationship between Father's Day and the meaning of the Trinity.  Our dad's love for us reveals the mystery of God's Trinitarian love for us.

In the first Scripture reading, Moses was prepared to venerate the awesome lawgiver in fear and trembling as he went up Mt. Sinai with the two stone tablets.  But we learn he was met by a loving God.

From the Gospel, in his conversation with Nicodemus, Jesus said:  "God so loved the world that He sent His only Son that we might be saved."  The way to know the Triune God is through comprehending God's love for the world made visible in the Son.

Here are some examples of a father's love that witness to God's love for us.

At Mass recently, a two year old girl came to Church with her mom.  When she spotted her dad coming into Church, she ran to him with a big smile on her face and lunged into his arms knowing she was very much loved by her dad.  This two year old will be able to easily grasp God's love for her.

At a recent parish funeral, an elderly dad in a wheel chair came to Church for the funeral liturgy of his son.  Yes, there were tears and also great faith and love.  With the eyes of faith, he entrusted his son to the fullness of God's eternal life.

An example from my own dad.  A vivid memory of my dad for me is that every morning and every night, he would kneel in prayer by his bedside giving thanks to God for the blessings of his life.  I knew my dad's life was rooted in God's unending love for him.

Today's feast is a call for us to be more aware of the presence of God in our lives.

Let us honor our own Fathers today, living and dead, and go our and proclaim the Good News that God is the Father of all Fathers, and that he is active and present in the world today.