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Reflections, Prayers of the Faithful, and Ministry Updates
Feast of St. Francis of Assisi – Blessing of the Animals
As we close the Season of Creation and celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi (which is October 4), we will have a Blessing of the Animals at 10 am on the lawn outside St. Pius X Church on Saturday, October 3rd. Please bring your pets in carriers or on leashes,...
Look not to our weaknesses, but look to Jesus
Look not to our weaknesses but look to Jesus. Over a month ago I was asked to celebrate Mass for the Religious of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary on the feast of their foundress, Blessed Elisabeth Turgeon. The following is a reworking of my homily. Blessed Elisabeth...
Homily from World Day of Prayer for the Care for Creation
Homily from the Mass for the Care for Creation. Sept. 1, 2026On Sunday NASA launched the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope. It will travel to a point in space where the pull of the gravity of the earth and the pull of the gravity of the sun balance out. From there it will...
Jesuit Conference on Magnifica Humanitas’ Guidance on AI: Part V – Conclusion
Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity) – On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence [Conclusion – Part 5] In recent editions of the bulletin, we have been discussing the first encyclical letter that Pope Leo released in May,...
Jesuit Conference on Magnifica Humanitas’ Guidance on AI: Part 4
Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity) – Continued – Part 4 In recent editions of the bulletin, we have been discussing the first encyclical letter that Pope Leo released in May, “Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial...
Jesuit Conference on Magnifica Humanitas’ Guidance on AI: Part 3
Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity) – Continued In recent editions of the bulletin, we have been discussing the first encyclical letter that Pope Leo released in May, “Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial...
Jesuit Conference on Magnifica Humanitas’ Guidance on AI: Part 2
Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity) – Continued In last week’s bulletin, we began talking about the first encyclical letter that Pope Leo released in May, “Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence,” (MH) this...
Jesuit Conference on Magnifica Humanitas’ Guidance on AI: Part 1
Magnifica Humanitas Pope Leo released his first encyclical letter in May. Titled “Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence,” (MH) this letter covers many topics, including Catholic Social Teaching, that go beyond the...
Juneteenth
The parish office is closed on Friday, June 19 in recognition of Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned that they had been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation two years earlier. Mass at 9 am!
An Open Letter to Fr. Paul Sullivan, SJ
Dear Fr. Paul, St. Ignatius teaches us to “find God in all things.” As members of this Parish, we have learned from you that this charge is not just an instruction - but an invitation. An invitation to see God and His active and loving presence intertwined in the...