October 27th, 2019 – 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time “Indeed for your faithful, Lord, life is changed not ended, and, when this earthly dwelling turns to dust, an eternal dwelling is made ready for them in heaven” (Preface I for the Dead, The Roman Missal) Dear Friends, I love being…

September 29th, 2019 – 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Friends, Remember thinking about heaven as a child? I’ll be honest, I used to picture heaven as having a Kopp’s Frozen Custard Stand! Now when I think about heaven, I suppose I think more about the people that God-willing I…

August 24th, 2019 – 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time “I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish God wouldn’t trust me so much.” (St. Teresa of Calcutta) Dear Friends, Whenever I face a difficulty in my life, I find myself thinking any number of…

July 28th, 2019 – 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time “There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, “Thy Will Be Done,” and those to whom God says, “All right, then, have it your way.” (C.S Lewis) Dear Friends, It goes without saying for most of us that…

June 30th, 2019 – Feast of SS. Peter & Paul Dear Friends in Christ, Happy (almost) Fourth of July! I hope you and your family have a very blessed holiday this week. In the midst of the many other festivities, all are invited to attend Mass the morning of July…

May 26, 2019 – Sixth Sunday of Easter “Oh Lord, let my life be such that people will say, “if this be the Servant, how must the Master be?” (St. John XXIII) Dear Friends, As we prepare for the feasts of the Ascension and Pentecost, it seems so clear that…

April 28, 2019 – Second Sunday of Easter Dear Friends, “He is risen! He is risen indeed!” I hope and pray that you had a very blessed and joy-filled Easter. I would like to thank all of the many people who worked so hard to make all of the Triduum…

March 31, 2019 – Fourth Sunday of Lent “Unlike a fairy tale, the parable provides no happy ending. Instead, it leaves us face to face with one of life’s hardest spiritual choices: to trust or not to trust in God’s all-forgiving love.” (Henri J.M. Nouwen, Return of the Prodigal Son)…

February 24, 2019 – Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time “All happy families resemble one another; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” (Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina) Dear Friends, Let’s just admit it: Relationships are complex, and the dynamics of family can be crazy! Our Scripture this Sunday starts…

January 27, 2019 – Third Sunday in Ordinary Time “People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway….