June 23, 2024In this week’s Gospel we see the Apostles and Jesus in a boat crossing the Sea of Galilee. Jesus is sleeping, as a squall blew up, and the waves were threatening to sink the boat. Panicki...  Read More

June 16, 2024Many years ago, I heard a comedian talking about how kids relate differently to fathers and mothers. He spoke about a boy who played football throughout his school years. His dad took him...  Read More

June 9, 2024The first three chapters of the Book of Genesis tell the story of the creation of the world and the calamitous fall of man.   Adam and Eve listened to the lies of the serpent (Satan), and ...  Read More

June 2, 2024The most sacred of all the beliefs of Catholics is that which we celebrate this Sunday—the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. We are in a year of Eucharistic Renewal, called by the Americ...  Read More

May 26, 2024At the heart of Catholicism are two of the most important doctrines of the Church, that define us as Church. There is the Feast that we celebrate today, that of the Most Holy Trinity, and ...  Read More

May 12, 2024Forty days after His Resurrection from the dead, on Easter Sunday, Jesus gathered with His disciples and ascended to the right hand of the Father. Before ascending, He gave them their Grea...  Read More

May 5, 2024Many years ago, when I first went to Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, the staff began planning for Bishop Foys to come to officially install me as pastor. They told me that I needed to have...  Read More

April 28, 2024Last Sunday our Gospel proclaimed Jesus to be the Good Shepherd, and we are His flock. This week He tells us that He is the vine, and we are the branches. Both of these images are very r...  Read More

April 21, 2024Shepherds are a big deal in Hebrew history. Abraham had sheep and goats among his many flocks. God asked him to sacrifice his son, Isaac, on Mount Moriah. The angel of God stopped him, a...  Read More

April 14, 2024Each of the four Gospels tells the story of the Resurrection from a slightly different perspective. The Gospel for this Sunday, from Luke’s Gospel, reveals the story of Easter Day. It te...  Read More

April 7, 2024As most of you know I went into the hospital on Holy Thursday, during the parish dinner. I was experiencing some confusion. We learned that I did have a mild stroke, which was the cause o...  Read More

March 31, 2024Easter is the most important celebration of the Church’s liturgical year. It celebrates the most important event in all of history—the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead. The Resurrecti...  Read More