February 3rd was the feast day of St. Blaise. What a beautiful custom of turning to him for the blessing of throats and good health. This comes straight from the saint and his prayer of intercession to save the life of a young boy. On February 9th many will be Read more
This past weekend it was nice to return home and have the wedding of two students of mine from the school I once had. I also prepared them for Confirmation. Having connections just reminds us as our readings did that we are all members of the one Body of Christ. Read more
After the 10:30 Mass at St. Peter, there will be an informational meeting about a pilgrimage to Rome and other spots of prayer and culture in 2026. It does seem like a longways out, yet time flies. Feel free to pass that information and opportunity onto others who you know Read more
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