by USCCB Advent (from, “ad-venire” in Latin or “to come to”) is the season encompassing the four Sundays (and weekdays) leading up to the celebration of Christmas and [...]
Advent marks the beginning of a new liturgical year. It is a season reflective of humanity’s preparation for the “coming” of Christ on that first Christmas day. More than a symbolic event of [...]
Almost 18 months have passed since I arrived at Holy Spirit and I continue to be honored and humbled to serve as your pastor. I am proud of what our parish accomplished in the past year, despite [...]
We are living in an unprecedented moment and the effects of the pandemic have left many hurting. The range of emotions we are all feeling ─ including being depressed, anxious and afraid ─ are [...]
The name John means “God has shown favor.” We have experienced that in John Kellett’s ministry as our music director. When I think of the beautiful music John led, played, and chose to lift up [...]
In our last session, we talked about dealing with the often challenging behaviors exhibited by our loved ones. We must learn to separate the behavior from the person. Negative and destructive [...]
Today is the end of 2020-2021 Liturgical year. Next week, November 28, 2021, is Advent which marks the beginning of the Ecclesiastical year 2021-2022. During this season, the faithful are [...]
A month ago, I attended the annual national gathering of the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commission that took place in San Diego. Being with a bunch of liturgists in a room is quite [...]