November 16th is the annual Potato Pancake breakfast at St. Casimir. I invite everyone to stop out and enjoy! After the 10:30 Mass at St. Peter is a meeting for the Rome pilgrimage in 2026 for our 150th anniversary as a parish. We have a few spots left and I Read more
Change in the weather and seasons perhaps gets us thinking about comfort foods as the temperature drops and we think of staying warm. Our Holy Name Breakfast this weekend at St. Peter can address that. So too the annual Potato Pancake Breakfast at St. Casimir on Nov. 16th will fill Read more
November begins with All the Saints, a wonderful solemnity that highlights the heroes of the faith. We lift up those who have made it. It also points to our goal as all of us want to get to heaven and being a saint is the manner we do that with Read more
The reading from 2nd Timothy and the Gospel passage both mention righteousness. We hear this term fairly often, but what exactly does the author refer to when using this word? Righteousness is described as the quality of being morally right or justifiable. We want to be morally right, it is Read more
The Gospel passage today is the story of the persistent widow and the unjust judge. Jesus ends this story with the haunting question; “But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” Jesus is referring to the second coming. The title “Son of Man” is one Read more
This weekend at St. Peter, we have the Holy Name Breakfast. What a great moment to spend some time with parishioners and not rush out and get busy right away in the morning. Sundays are the Lord’s day and are meant to be a time of rest. Considering how busy Read more
On October 4th we celebrate the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. Many think of animals or nature when they think of St. Francis. Another thing to keep in mind is that he is our secondary patron of the Diocese of La Crosse. Therefore, it is always good to Read more
Our Gospel passage today tells of the rich man and Lazarus. After reading this passage we may ask; “do such people exist today?” Are there rich people who don’t seem to notice those who are poor and homeless? What about me? Am I acting in a similar manner? We know Read more
What a great gift, to have our Vocation Director for our diocese spend the weekend with us. It is a great encouragement for us to pray and support vocations to the diocesan priesthood or wherever the Lord is calling our young people. Our area of the diocese has a few Read more
Thanks to Deacon Ray and Fr. Balraj, I had a break from writing a column. It was also very nice to have my classmate, Fr. John up from Kansas to spend a few days with. It was good to catch up and get out on the golf course, thankfully we Read more