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My Dear Parishioners, It is sad that some want to label June as “Pride Month,” forgetting or ignoring those warnings from Sacred Scripture about the deadly sin of pride: every proud heart is an abomination to the LORD; be assured that none will go unpunished (Proverbs 16: 5) and pride goes before disaster, and a…

My Dear Parishioners, As our nation celebrates its 250th, our Bishops have asked us to join them in consecrating our nation to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Through this consecration, the Bishops aim to renew devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. They desire to acknowledge Christ’s kingship over all nations, including our own…

My Dear Parishioners, This weekend we celebrate Trinity Sunday. We celebrate the fact that God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son so that we might have life through Him. We celebrate that our relationship that we have with Him is nothing less than a sharing in Divine Life. The Blessed…

My Dear Parishioners, This weekend, our nation and our Church invite us into two profound moments of remembrance: Pentecost Sunday, when the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles and gave birth to the Church, and Memorial Day, when we honor those who gave their lives in service to our country. At first glance, these two…

My Dear Parishioners, As we enter the Seventh Week of Easter, we continue our journey through the First Letter of St. Peter. Some biblical scholars question whether St. Peter the Apostle was the actual author. I do accept, as fact, that the Letter was definitely written by St. Peter, the Prince of Apostles and our…

My Dear Parishioners, As I am writing this, I am sitting next to a picture of my own mother. Mom passed away in the summer of 2006. While we never completely get over the passing of a loved one, we do move on with life. Yet, even as we move on in life, we do…

My Dear Parishioners, We are entering the beautiful month of May. Trees continue to fill out and plants continue to flower. Days are getting longer, and hopefully warmer. Frost warnings are thankfully giving way to planting season. New life is everywhere. It is such a joyful time of year. This joyful time of year is…

My Dear Parishioners, This week our responsorial psalm is the beloved Psalm 23. Psalm 23 is a “Psalm of David” and is believed to have been composed by King David early in his reign, around 1000BC. The image of the shepherd was a very familiar one in the ancient world, and King David himself shepherded…

My Dear Parishioners, He Is Risen, Alleluia!!! As we continue our celebration of the historical fact of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Flesh, I would like to take a moment to thank all of those who, in any way, contributed to making our Holy Week observances so reverent and our Easter…

My Dear Parishioners, The Lord is Risen! Alleluia!!!! And so Happy Easter to all! Celebrate! And Celebrate we should, as we are celebrating the most important discovery in the history of the world: the discovery of the Empty Tomb! It is good to see everyone gathered here in church to celebrate the Resurrection and to…