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Honoring Mary

The Catholic Church has a long-standing tradition of honoring Mary throughout the month of May. It is fitting that, during the most beautiful month of the year, we turn with gratitude and petition to God’s most beautiful creature—Our Heavenly Mother—by [read more...]

“Simon, Do You Love Me?”

Third Sunday of Easter-Year C When Jesus asks Simon Peter three times “Do you love Me?”, in English it would appear that Simon Peter gives the same response three times “You know, Lord, that I love you.” In the original [read more...]

Conversion Aversion?

During Moses’ encounter with God in the burning bush, God told Moses: “I have witnessed the affliction of my people and have heard their cry of complaint, so I know well what they are suffering. Therefore I have come down [read more...]

Thankful, Mindful, Prayerful

First Sunday of Lent My brothers and sisters, as Lent has begun, we will be spending these 40 days preparing for the most important feast in the Church: Easter, the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In order to prepare for his [read more...]

Lenten Conversion

8th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C This Wednesday Lent begins. During Lent, the Church encourages us to participate in these three forms of piety. Through fasting, we express our humility in relation to God. In prayer, we express [read more...]

Connected With God’s Love

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C Every moment of our lives is permeated by the Presence of God Who loves and bestows. To live by faith is to learn how to perceive God’s Loving Presence. Every moment of [read more...]

United Through Baptism

The Baptism of the Lord As we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord, many of us might be wondering why Jesus needed to be baptized, especially since He was sinless. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, “Our Lord [read more...]

Humble Gifts

The Epiphany of the Lord The magi from the East offered Jesus three symbolic and well-known gifts: gold, frankincense and myrrh. We can ask ourselves: What kind of gifts do I prepare for Jesus during Christmas time and throughout the [read more...]

Strive to Imitate The Holy Family This Coming Year

Feast of the Holy Family The Son of God, Jesus Christ, came into the world and was born of a virgin, whose name was Mary. He was raised under the care of the just man, St. Joseph. In the home [read more...]

Divinity in the Unexpected

My Dear Parishioners, Every year we have the great grace to celebrate Christmas, the birth of Our Loving Lord and Savior. In his beautiful reflections in his work, The Life of Christ, Blessed Fulton J. Sheen repeats, “Divinity is always [read more...]