Filter By Category

Prayers Needed – Sunday 7:00pm in Church

We will be opening the Church from 7:00 – 8:00 pm on Sunday, Aug. 28th for prayers.  We have several people in the parish who are ailing.  One of our most active volunteers is in urgent need of our prayers.  Many of you out there know someone who is hurting or sick that needs our … Continued

COLERAIN TOWNSHIP PLAN

Many of you have seen or heard about the Colerain Township post on Facebook showing the proposed plan for the Groesbeck area.  The plan shows a new firehouse on our property.  We want to clarify that this is a proposal from an outside consulting company to the Colerain Township Trustees. It is not a final … Continued

The Domestic Church – Part 6

A Prayer Corner A Prayer Table A few sacred tangible items placed in view makes praying more touchable for our kids. A prayer  table or prayer corner set up in a gathering area of the home can help to draw our attention to the sacred rather than the secular. A Prayer Corner In its explanation … Continued

The Domestic Church – Part 5

Domestic Church Traditions The blessing of the home: Whether your domestic church is a house or an apartment, invite a priest to come to bless it, either when you first move in or at any time. Devotions: Praying the Rosary is a popular     devotion for many Catholic families, who, through its mysteries, reflect on significant events … Continued

The Domestic Church – Part 4

To help pave the way to heaven for the children, it is essential for parents to establish an atmosphere of prayer in the home. They will first want to ground themselves in prayer, making it an integral part of their daily lives. If children are raised in a household of prayer, prayer will become as … Continued

The Domestic Church – Part 3

Whether we live in a palace or a cave, Catholic parents have the awesome responsibility of raising their children to not only learn right from wrong, but to recognize that the real purpose of their lives in this world is to work out their salvation for the next world – their eternal lives. This has … Continued

Thank You Fr. McCarthy

Hard to believe it has been 9 years already.  Thank you for all that you have done in that time.  There are just too many great things that have been accomplished to list them all.  One of the major accomplishments has been the Church beautification!  What a great place to worship and celebrate.  The grounds … Continued

The Domestic Church – Part 2

A domestic church begins with the Sacrament of Matrimony – man and woman become husband and wife. Pope John Paul II spoke of  a Catholic couple’s call to holiness within that sacrament when he said, “Marriage is an act of will that signifies and involves a mutual gift, which unites the spouses and binds them … Continued