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My Dear Parishioners, When I think of the person who sells everything to buy the pearl of great price, I think of the martyrs. I think of that true and beautiful expression: the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church. How true is that expression! A martyr is truly a witness to…

My Dear Parishioners, Whoever has ears ought to hear. The word “ought” indicates a moral obligation, a moral duty. The word “ought” is usually used in relation to things that are good for us: you ought to pray more, you ought to lose weight, you ought to limit your time on the computer, you ought…

My Dear Parishioners, Happy Fourth of July and Happy 250th Birthday of our Nation. May we be blessed this weekend and may our nation be blessed. Our Sunday Gospel passage seems a little out of place for Independence Day Weekend. It is a Gospel that is often proclaimed while administering Last Rites to the dying.…

My Dear Parishioners, It is hard to believe that this is the last weekend in June and that next weekend we will be celebrating Independence Day and the 250th Birthday of our nation. Time does fly; the summer is going by a little too fast. Here are a few updates of happenings in our parish.…

My Dear Parishioners, Summer has officially begun, along with our summer vacations. It is a special time of year to “kick back” with family and friends. Whether we are at the shore or in the Poconos or in the backyard, we get to enjoy warmth and sunshine and nature and simply enjoy each other’s company.…

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…