My Dear Friends, Ten years ago this month, I led my first pilgrimage to Italy. Now while I had to Italy particularly Rome before, this time I was taking my parents who had never been and showing the greatness of the Eternal City to my friends and parishioners. Now anyone who has ever been on …
Continue reading “June 2nd – Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)”
My Dear Friends, Last week during the Solemnity of Pentecost, the apostles were empowered by Christ and led by the Holy Spirit to go into the whole world and preach the gospel to all nations. The Catholic Church exists because of the work of so many missionaries around the world who bring Christ to the …
Continue reading “May 26th – Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity”
My Dear Friends, As we gather together this weekend to celebrate the Solemnity of Pentecost and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on our Blessed Mother and the apostles, we contemplate the “mighty wind” that came through the Upper Room and changed the lives of those first Christians. The Holy Spirit always brings change. It …
My Dear Friends, Today we celebrate the gift of our mothers. What is more precious than a mother? So precious that even our Lord chose one when he called the Blessed Virgin Mary. During this month in which we honor Mary our Mother, we honor all mothers too. Their sacrifice, their love, their comfort, and their reassuring presence …
Continue reading “May 12th – Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord / Mother’s Day”
My Dear Friends, As we begin the month of May, the month of our Blessed Mother, I wanted to give the community an update on our Centennial Campaign. A few weeks ago, a parishioner approached me after Mass and astutely pointed out that the thermometer on our weekly campaign updates has not moved much in …
My Dear Friends, Happy Easter, brothers and sisters! Yes, we celebrate this Easter season for an additional three weeks. The joy of the Resurrection simply cannot be contained by space or time! Throughout the Easter season, the Church in her liturgy has been offering us readings from the Acts of the Apostles. This essential book, …
My Dear Friends, My predecessor, Father Davis, had a beautiful picture for the header of this column of him holding a lamb around his shoulders reminiscent of Christ the Good Shepherd. As priests, we are called to be shepherds to our flocks and lead them to greener pastures and ultimately into the arms of Christ …
My Dear Friends, This weekend the children of our parish begin receiving their First Holy Communion. It is a blessed time in the life of our parish, and I ask you pray for these little ones as they approach the altar for the first time. Do you remember the experience of your First Communion? If …
My Dear Friends, HAPPY EASTER! CHRIST IS RISEN! This is the rallying cry of the Christian. This is the central mystery of our faith. St. Paul says itvery clearly in his first letter to the Corinthians: “…if Christ has not been raised, then empty [too] is our preaching; empty, too, your faith (1 Cor 15:14).” …
Continue reading “March 31st – Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord”