This weekend, the Holy Father, Pope Francis will gather with delegates from around the world to begin the synod. This three-year process of listening and dialogue will look not only at the needs [...]
October is called “respect for life month.” We are called to pray and ensure that we continue to preserve the dignity of every human life. This call reminds us that life is sacred because God is [...]
I am filled with joy and in awe as I reflected on our Sunday gathering last weekend. Many of you commented that it felt like “pre-pandemic” times because of the number of people who came to [...]
In the gospel of St. Matthew, Jesus poses an important question to His followers. He asked, “Who do you say that I am?” I believe that is a question we need to ask ourselves every day. “Who is [...]
“Blessed are you, Lord God…for through your goodness we have received this bread, wine we offer you… fruit of the vine and work of humans [they] will become for us our spiritual food and drink.” [...]
On November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII defined the Assumption of Mary as a dogma of faith. Pius XII said, “We pronounce, declare, and define it to be divinely revealed that the Immaculate Mother of [...]
One of my professors in the seminary told us that the oldest liturgical feast celebration is neither Christmas nor Easter, rather it is Sunday. After the death and resurrection of the Lord, the [...]
This weekend’s gospel continues with Jesus’ missionary discourse. Recall that in last week’s passage, Jesus called and named the Twelve. He sent them out to perform missionary work with an [...]
This weekend, we join the entire Church in celebrating the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, traditionally called Corpus Christi. This feast was added to the liturgical [...]
Our Parish joins the whole Church in celebrating the Solemnity of Pentecost, which also ends the season of Easter. Tradition has it that Pentecost is the birth of the Church when God sent the [...]