My dear friends, Believe it or not, school starts at Saint Teresa this coming Tuesday for our students and on Thursday for our public school students. Summer has really flown by. Last week our teachers had a beautiful retreat to start the school year, and I ask you to join me in praying for them, …
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My dear friends, This coming Monday, August 4th, the Church celebrates the Feast of St. John Vianney who is the patron of parish priests and seminarians. St. John Vianney was a simple parish priest who spent hours upon hours in the confessional and had great zeal for the Eucharist. He offered this profound catechesis on …
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My dear friends, As we approach the end of July, I want to give you an update on the work being done inside our church. It is both very daunting and very exciting when you think of how beautiful our church will look when we return there for worship in the fall: a temple beautifully …
My Dear Friends: I can’t thank all of you enough for your patience, cooperation, and words of encouragement as we began celebrating the Sunday Mass here in our old church last week. The compliments Father David and I received after each Mass are a testament to the hard work our parish staff and dedicated volunteers …
My Dear Friends: Welcome to our (original) church. As you look around our new worship space this weekend, I want you to put yourself in the shoes of our founding parishioners. In 1927, the building where we will be celebrating Mass for the next few months was consecrated as a church. Imagine how the first …
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My dear friends, The mighty wind of the Holy Spirit always brings change. On the morning of Pentecost, the lives of the disciples were changed forever when they went from the familiar confines of the Upper Room to boldly preaching the Risen Christ to the multitudes in Jerusalem. The Holy Spirit changes simple bread and …
My Dear Friends, Summer is here! The move to Comber Hall, so that we can make the necessary renovations to our church, is now a little more than a week away. This beautiful church dreamed of and constructed by the founders of our parish stands a beacon of light rising among the canopy of trees …
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Homily of Pope Leo XIV Mass for the Inauguration of His Petrine Ministry, Sunday, May 18, 2025 I greet all of you with a heart full of gratitude at the beginning of the ministry that has been entrusted to me. Saint Augustine wrote: Lord, “you have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless …
My Dear Friends: “Peace be with you all!” Those were the first words that our new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, directed towards all of us when he walked out onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on May 8. These were the words of the Risen Christ to the apostles on the first EasterSunday. …