Fr. Gerard’s Weekly Column: 4/12/26

Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. In the Jubilee year 2000, Sunday at the Mass of canonization of St. Faustina Kowalska Pope Saint John Paul II declared the Second...

Fr. Gerard’s Weekly Column: 4/5/26

We know that Christ, raised from the dead, dies no more; death no longer has power over him.   HAPPY EASTER! We celebrate today as a parish family and with all our guests, the very simple and yet awesomely profound truth that death had no power over Jesus. So we,...

Fr. Gerard’s Weekly Column: 3/29/26

When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was shaken and asked, “Who is this?” And the crowds replied, “This is Jesus the prophet, from Nazareth in Galilee.” The itinerate preaching, miracle working, religious figure from the unsophisticated north region of Galilee...

Fr. Gerard’s Weekly Column: 3/22/26

O my people, I will open your graves and have you rise from them and bring you back to the land of Israel. I have been thinking of Eddie a lot lately. He has even entered my dreams on a more frequent basis. We met in our freshman year of college, became roommates, and...

Fr. Gerard’s Weekly Column: 3/15/26

Even though I walk in the dark valley I fear no evil; for you are at my side. With your rod and your staff that give me courage. From time to time, I have shared stories about my experiences with Catholic Scouting. Some of you know that I often spend part of the...