"This is a tremendous loss," said Father Kareem Smith, pastor of St. Michael the Archangel in New York's Bronx borough.

When Pope St. John Paul II called for a "New Evangelization" in 1983, the internet, cell phones,and social media didn't exist yet in people's everyday lives like they do today.

When we hear the Gospel today, we might think that Jesus is shunning His mother. However, Jesus reminds us that we are all meant to live as His family. God comes first.