Come Holy Spirit Did you come to church this morning filled with anticipation and tremendous joy? If you didn’t you are in good company. We heard last weekend that Jesus gathered his disciples one last time before he ascended into
Blessed May 15th/16th will be the last weekend I am playing for you as Music Coordinator before I leave for vacation & retirement. It has been a pleasure and privilege to share music and ministry with all of you. I
“MAYDAY! MAYDAY!” is a distress call that is used by pilots in life-threatening situations. Isn’t it interesting that “May Day”, in the Church, marks the beginning of a month dedicated to the devotion of Mary, the Queen of Heaven and
Unfathomable Freedoms Looking through the readings for this Sunday, I’m struck by a peculiar similarity between the various passages: that of freedom. Looking first to the reading from the Third Chapter of Acts, we see the leader of the Apostles,
Today is the 2nd Sunday of Easter, also known as Divine Mercy Sunday. As I reflected on the readings for the day, trying to decide my topic for today’s pastoral column, I realized there were many directions to go. I
The Stone Removed Our Easter morning Gospel relates the experience of Mary of Magdala. When she approached the tomb of Jesus very early in the morning of the first day of the week, Mary noticed that “the stone had been
Click here! Welcome to this audio series! In this video, we’re taking a look at the nitty-gritty details of the Incarnation from the eyes of some of the smartest Christians to ever live. – If God is so powerful, why
We have received almost 200 prayer requests sharing the worries, burdens and dreams of our community. As we receive prayer requests, they get sent through the prayer vine and will be a part of our weekly intercessions at weekend Masses.
I first began to learn the virtue of patience when I attended World Youth Day in 2002 in Toronto. There is nothing like trying to find dinner or a bathroom along with 200,000 others gathered for Mass with Pope John
This week, we get to celebrate two feast days that are near and dear to us here at the Quad-Parishes: St. Patrick and St. Joseph. The Catholic Church has an amazing calendar in which we get to celebrate people who
