Fr. Gerard’s Weekly Column: 9/21/25

The master commended that dishonest steward for acting prudently. The shocking assassination of Charlie Kirk terrifyingly exemplified the authentic presence of evil in the world. I truly do not understand how a person can do such a horrific thing, with no regard for...

Fr. Gerard’s Weekly Column: 9/14/25

He emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross. Today we celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Today we honor the Holy...

Fr. Gerard’s Weekly Column: 9/7/25

Let us plead God to stop the pandemic of arms, large and small, which infects our world.”  Pope Leo XIV – News about the tragedy at Ascension Parish and School in Minneapolis came shortly after our bulletin was sent to print, and I did not have the opportunity...

Fr. Gerard’s Weekly Column: 8/31/25

I am once again sharing the words of our Evangelization Coordinator, Tom Griffin. Here he offers a reflection on the transition from summer to the activities of everyday life. – Fr. Gerard As a teacher, summer break is one of the biggest blessings of my career. It...

Fr. Gerard’s Weekly Column: 8/24/25

Saint Rose of Lima’s Story (from franciscanmedia.org Saint of the Day) The first canonized saint of the New World has one characteristic of all saints – the suffering of opposition – and another characteristic which is more for admiration than for...