This Sunday we celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It’s a feast celebrated on the same date by Christians all over the world, Orthodox as well as Catholics. But it has very special ties to the …
As we move into late summer we’ve been hearing from people interested in our evangelization/faith formation position. We’ll be interviewing soon, but as we look to replacing Andrew and Ashley we’ll take our time to get another excellent person for …
Archbishop Kurtz has a birthday coming up in August, and this year it’s an important occasion for us all. On the 18th, he will turn 75, and for a bishop that is the day he submits a letter of resignation …
Vaccinations make a lot of things safer, and enable us all to get that return to a more normal life. As our parish continues to return to full activities, we are announcing the return of our Parish’s Bingo events. Sponsored …
Did you ever imagine Jesus being spoiled by his grandparents growing up? Well in the long history of Christianity people have thought a lot about Jesus childhood years. And from that we get the feast of Mary’s parents and Jesus’ …
I am who am. I was who was. I will be who will be. I bring into existence what exists. At Daily Mass we have been reading through the book of Exodus for the first reading. And today (Thursday the …
-An inscription stone reused in a wall in Edinburgh, Scotland gives thanks to God Last Saturday night I went to a concert at Iroquois Amphitheater with my sister and her family. It was a fairly ordinary summer’s night, for any …
In April of 1789 John Carroll of Maryland was elected the first Catholic bishop in the United States. Pope Pius VI had approved the idea of the first bishop being elected by the clergy, so it would not appear the …
Encountering the Psalms: A Bible study with the Leonard Ladies What exactly is a "psalm"? Why do we sing a psalm each week at Mass? If you've ever been curious about the Responsorial Psalm, wished you were more familiar with …
June 24th is the feast of the Birth of John the Baptist. With Christ born on the 25th of December, that puts the Annunciation to Mary on the 25th of March (nine months earlier). Since Gabriel told Mary that her …