Feast of the Dedication of St. John Lateran Like last week’s Commemoration of All Souls, this week another liturgical feast day supersedes the Ordinary Time Sunday. To explain this unique feast, I am sharing a bulletin insert from Liturgy Training Publications,...
Halloween, All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day Halloween has become one of the biggest holidays of the year in America. The amount of money spent, decorations put out, and overall attention given to it is beginning to creep even towards that of Christmas. So, where did...
The LORD is a God of justice, who knows no favorites. Leaders and public servants are among those we expect not to show favoritism. Yet favoritism happens, and bias is a reality in human experience. But what about God? Surely, there is no favoritism in divine justice?...
Remain faithful to what you have learned and believed, because you know from whom you learned it. This week we will welcome Bishop John O. Barres for the celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation with nearly 300 young men and women of our parish. The quote from...
Life: Our Sign of Hope As we began the month of October which is dedicated as Respect Life Month, Bishop Daniel Thomas, Chairman, of the US Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities Daily, wrote the following: Headlines remind us of how desperately our world is...
As we enter into October, Respect Life Month, this week’s column is from the USCCB. Peace,
