Jan. 5, 2025We begin this final week of the Christmas season with the Feast of the Epiphany. Officially, we will end the season next Sunday, with the Baptism of the Lord, which serves as a pivotal fea...  Read More

Dec. 29, 2024The Sunday between Christmas and the Solemnity of Mary, on Jan. 1, is always celebrated as the Feast of the Holy Family. We are asked to reflect on Jesus, Mary and Joseph and the life tha...  Read More

Dec. 22, 2024The two figures who most represent the season of Advent are John the Baptist and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Over the past two weeks, we have focused on John, and this week we focus on Mary....  Read More

Dec. 15, 2024Rejoice in the Lord always! Again, I say rejoice!   If we went back in time, we would find that Advent used to be 40 days long, like Lent. And it had a very Lenten character. It was a tim...  Read More

Dec. 8, 2024In the Gospel for this Sunday, we are told of the call of John the Baptist and of his ministry to prepare the people of Israel for the coming of the Messiah. His great message is, “Prepare...  Read More

As we enter into the Advent season, we place ourselves in the mind of the Hebrew people who looked forward to and longed for the coming of the Messiah. We also look forward ourselves to the Second Com...  Read More

Nov. 24, 2024Today is the Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, celebrating the final victory of Christ over sin and death, when His Kingdom will reign for all time. It is also the fin...  Read More

Nov. 17, 2024In these last two Sundays, the Church’s attention is focused on the Second Coming of Christ. Next Sunday, Nov. 24, is the last Sunday of the Church year and is celebrated as Christ the Ki...  Read More

Nov. 10, 2024I think we are all inspired by the generosity of the woman in the Gospel story of the widow’s mite. A very poor widow, probably dressed in rags, approaches the temple area. Because she sa...  Read More

Nov. 3, 2024Tuesday of this week is Election Day. One of the most important rights that you and I have as Americans is the right to vote. Obviously, our attention is most focused on the presidential e...  Read More

Oct. 27, 2024At the end of this week, we move into the month of November, the final month of the Church year. During this month the Church begins to reflect on what are called the Four Last Things. Th...  Read More

Oct. 20, 2024In 1917 the Blessed Mother began appearing to three children in Fatima Portugal. Both Francisco and Jacinta died relatively young, but Lucy, the oldest, lived until Feb. 13, 2005. In an i...  Read More