April 27, 2025As I write this, it is Monday morning, and I learned just a few hours ago about the death of Pope Francis. This is a moment of great mourning for the people of the Catholic Church, as we...  Read More

April 20, 2025Although Christmas gets more attention and celebration, Easter is the most important day of the Church year. How amazing that God chose to become one of us, being born of Mary in Bethleh...  Read More

April 13, 2025Two special events of the final days of Jesus’ life are celebrated at our Mass today. First, there is the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, and second is the Gospel reading of the...  Read More

April 6, 2025We continue to read from Year A, due to those preparing for baptism at Easter. On the Third Sunday of Lent, we heard the account of Jesus and the woman at the well. The water from the wel...  Read More

March 30, 2025The Gospel for this Sunday (from the readings for Year A) is the story of the man born blind. It is paired with the account of Samuel being sent to the home of Jesse to choose the next K...  Read More

March 23, 2025The Church offers parishes two options for the readings on the third, fourth, and fifth Sundays of Lent. Parishes that are doing the Scrutinies on those Sundays are permitted to use the ...  Read More

March 16, 2025Last Sunday we travelled with Jesus into the desert. This week we climb Mount Tabor with Him, and with Peter, James and John. We become witnesses, with them, of the amazing event of His ...  Read More

March 9, 2025All four of the Gospels tell of this very strange encounter between Jesus and the devil in the desert. In each, it follows Jesus’ baptism after He has received the Holy Spirit and has bee...  Read More

March 2, 2025Lent begins this week with our celebration of Ash Wednesday. Lent is a 40-day retreat for the entire Church, a time for us to step back from so much of the chaos and turmoil of our lives ...  Read More

Feb. 23, 2025When asked to give the greatest of the Commandments, Jesus named two, which summarize the entire Law and Prophets. “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your min...  Read More

Feb. 16, 2025We are all familiar with the Sermon on the Mount, from the Gospel of St. Matthew. Much of the same material found in the Sermon on the Mount is also found in the Gospel of St. Luke, but i...  Read More

Feb. 9, 2025Some cultures claim that the basic unit of society is the state. Others say that it is the individual. The Catholic Church states that the basic unit of society is the family.  If the fami...  Read More