We celebrate the Baptism of the Lord. This moment of grace begins the public ministry of Jesus. The Father publicly recognizes His Son as beloved and the Holy Spirit is seen in bodily form. The Trinity is revealed. Jesus invites us to come to know the Father, to enter into Read more…
I hope your new year is off to a good start. With the beginning of anything there are high hopes and expectations. Many make plans for the new year or use that day as a time of change. Others often make new year resolutions for positive change in their lives. Read more…
Merry Christmas! It is still the Christmas season and actually it is the octave of Christmas. Octaves point out how important such a feast is. We can take for granted the fact that God coming in the flesh for our salvation is important. We celebrate it each and every year. Read more…
As we look ahead to this week, God’s mercy is going to be offered through the sacrament of Reconciliation a couple of times at different locations. Please check your schedule to see what will fit and give you the opportunity to receive this great gift and be prepared for the Read more…
We are doubling up on some good things. First you will note that we will be having bake sales this weekend and next. The Rosary Society and Family Life do great things for our parish, so I encourage you to participate and enjoy some homemade treats. Second, we have the Read more…
I hope your Thanksgiving went well. It is always a good idea to grow in appreciation of the gifts that we have been given. Such a day calls us as a nation and as individuals to stop and see what is in front of us. That we are blessed and Read more…
Today on this last Sunday of the Church year we celebrate Jesus as the Universal King. We are not familiar with kings here, few kings remain in our world. However, we too share in the role of king by nature of our baptism. When we are baptized we are made Read more…
I wish to encourage you to be a part of the pancake breakfast going on this Sunday at St. Casimir parish. I know that I am looking forward to the potato pancakes, which are always a treat. To all of our deer hunters good luck and be safe. St. Hubert, Read more…
“May the Lord open to them the gates of Paradise, that they may return to that homeland, where there is no death, where eternal joy endures.” (A funeral antiphon) This past week we celebrated the commemoration of all the Faithful Departed/All Souls Day. November is a month that we call Read more…
We have just celebrated the great feasts of all the saints and all souls. Both of these feasts point us to the future. First, like the holy souls we too will leave this world behind. So they and we will need prayers. Second, the saints highlight our true goal in Read more…