Sunday April 27th, 2025 – Second Sunday of Easter He is Risen! Alleluia! Alleluia! We continue our Easter celebration with Divine Mercy Sunday and the conclusion of the Octave of Easter. The resurrection of the Lord is so important within our tradition that we turn it into eight days of…

Sunday March 30th, 2025 – 4th Sunday of Lent Happy Lent! Happy Laetare Sunday! Laetare is Latin for “rejoice.” Here, on the fourth Sunday of Lent, we are reminded that all our Lenten practices should lead us to rejoice in the anticipation of the resurrection. We are called to join…

January 26, 2025 – Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear friends, This week is CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK here at the parishes and also in the country. This week, we give thanks to God in a more intentional way for the gift of Catholic Education and for those who make it…

Sunday, December 29th, 2024 – Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Dear friends, This weekend, as we thank God for the gift of Christ’s Word and Real Presence in the Eucharist, we also gather to give thanks to the Lord for the year 2024 which will…

Sunday, November 24th, 2024 – The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Dear Sisters and Brothers, Today, we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King, the last Sunday of the 2024 liturgical year. We will begin a new Church year next weekend when we enter the…

October 27th, 2024 – Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sisters & Brothers, I cannot speak for others who preach homilies, but I realize that I seldom offer reflections on the responsorial psalms we pray after the first reading at every Mass. In light of that, I would like to reflect…

September 29th, 2024 – Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Sisters & Brothers, Calling all pet owners! This coming Friday is the Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi. Stories from Francis’ life demonstrate that he loved animals. (Look up the stories of the Wolf of Gubbio and Francis preaching to…

August 25th, 2024 – Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time “As a result of this, many of the disciples returned to their former way of life and no longer accompanied Jesus. He then said to the Twelve, “Do you also want to leave?”(Gospel of St. John, Ch. 6) Dear Friends, My…

July 28th, 2024 – Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time “Have the people recline.”(Gospel of St. John, ch.6) Dear Friends, So reads the Gospel this Sunday, when Jesus reacts to a large, starving crowd, in anticipation of multiplying a small amount of food to feed the 5,000. I probably would have…