Fr McCarthy discusses how we respond to the Good News in his Jan 12th Gospel. That is, if we accept the challenge. Listen in as he talks about how we as Catholics face the challenges together in our community of faith.
A reminder that beginning next week, the 2nd Sunday inOrdinary Time, we will say the St. Michael Prayer after the Closing Prayer and before the closing hymn. The prayer will be included in the worship aid. As Father McCarthy stated in last week’s bulletin, there is no doubt that evil has grown stronger over the years. We need protection from evil, we need to recognize … Continued
Father McCarthy celebrated the holy day Christ the King this past Sunday and talked about how Jesus showed he was King when he was willing to die for our love. Hear more by clicking below.
“Everyone should have a genuine devotion to Mary and entrust his life to her motherly care.” Vatican II Week One This week we read about St. Louis de Montfort. He wrote the book True Devotion to Mary, this book is the basis of all Marian consecrations and has been studied and loved by many saints and Popes. He teaches that … Continued
“Everyone should have a genuine devotion to Mary and entrust his life to her motherly care.” Vatican II Want to Grow in Holiness But Too Busy? Don’t know where to start? In our hectic day and age, Pope St. John Paul II and St. Teresa of Calcutta knew that the quickest way to be transformed into a saint is through … Continued
All Saints Day was formally started by Pope Boniface IV, who consecrated the Pantheon at Rome to Mary and all the Martyrs on May13 in 609 AD. All Souls Day was celebrated the day after. In the mid-eighth century, Pope Gregory III established November 1 as a day dedicated to the Saints and their relics; the May 13 celebration was … Continued
The white crosses on the front lawn of our parish represent the number of babies aborted in clinics throughout the United States every single day. In November 1997, when Larry Sendelbach started this display in Kentucky and Cincinnati, there were 4,200 crosses. The number then dropped to 4,000 and today it is 3,500. This number does not include babies who die as a … Continued
Fr. McCarthy explains that through persistent, consistent prayers we let God know our priorities and how important His place is in our lives.
Father McCarthy reflects on those things for which we are grateful. The things for which we should be grateful to God. Then, he asks, “Do you reflect an “Attitude of Gratitude” for these things in the way you lead your life.
Today we celebrated a “Right To Life”. As Father McCarthy, somewhere the issue of Right To Life became political when the church only wants to stand up for all life. Listen to his sermon below.