You may remember when Father Wray filled in for Father McCarthy during his sabbatical. Did you know Father Thomas Wray served 20 years as a pastor in the Episcopal Church? He, along with his wife and children, converted to the Roman Catholic Church and is currently the Director of the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis … Continued
Fidelity found that Americans have the same top three resolutions for the 10th year in a row: 1. Save more (48%) 2. Pay down debt (29%) 3. Spend less (15%). ¨ If you wanted to lose weight, you’d consume less food and exercise more. Similarly, achieving financial fitness means reducing your spending and bulking up your … Continued
Copied from : Catholic Online Lent: “A Time to ‘Come to the Light’” VATICAN CITY, MARCH 7, 2005 (Zenit) – Here is the address read on behalf of John Paul II Sunday before the midday Angelus at St. Peter’s Square. Archbishop Leonardo Sandri, substitute of the Vatican Secretariat of State, read the text. * * … Continued
…that faith, hope, and love are “theological virtues” derived from St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians? Faith, the first of these, is used to mean “belief” in John’s Gospel, and St. Paul often uses it this way, too. But in English, where belief is a sort of “hanging on,” faith is a clear “letting go.” Hope is the second virtue. … Continued
Peter Damian was born in Ravenna, Italy in 1007, the last of seven children. When his mother died, he was raised first by one of his sisters and then by a brother, who treated him poorly and forced him to do menial tasks. Finally, he was entrusted to his oldest brother, Damian, an Archpriest in a parish near Ravenna, who took care of Peter and saw to his education. As a … Continued
GPS is the theme for our continued engagement program that started back in early 2017. The G in GPS stands for Generosity. Not Generosity of just your money, but of sharing all the gifts that God has bestowed on each and every one of us. Gifts of time, talents, treasure and prayer. This Increased Offertory Program is just … Continued
From Catholic365.com (http://www.catholic365.com/article/9378/be-fruitful-and-multiply-or-abort-and-euthanize.html?fbclid=IwAR36MwvKzlXdXbH7cwyl983j6x5matMYKgdc7pxfvBVNoBdCRkWUZ820fm4) BY LORRIE MCNICKLE 9/28/2018 9:00:11 AM Photo Credit: Fiickr/Ashley Van Haeften; creator: Albrecht Dürer,1504 Be fruitful and multiply! It was the first command that was given to us by God. Be fruitful and multiply. It really is a beautiful commandment. To be fruitful and multiply. It impedes us to subdue the Earth with … Continued
The Gates of Hell shall not prevail against the Church. That was Jesus’ promise to us. He promised to always be with us, and that the gates of Hell would not prevail. I think that this was not just a promise from Jesus but a warning as well. The Gates of Hell will not prevail. … Continued
(https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/overviews/months/10_1.cfm) The month of October (Overview – Calendar) is dedicated to the Holy Rosary. According to an account by fifteenth-century Dominican, Alan de la Roch, Mary appeared to St. Dominic in 1206 after he had been praying and doing severe penances because of his lack of success in combating the Albigensian heresy. Mary praised him for his … Continued
During September, October and November, the parish schedule will be adjusted: The church doors will be unlocked at the normal times 8:00 a.m. Sundays / 5:25 p.m. Mondays /7:30 a.m. Tuesday – Friday / 7:30 a.m. every 2nd & 4th Saturday / 3:30 p.m. Saturday vigil Thursday Confessions (5:30 – 6:30 p.m.) will not take … Continued