Prayers of the Faithful
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 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...
March 3, 2026 For decades, the popes have sent out monthly intentions and asked all Catholics to pray with the Holy Father for that intention. It is called the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network and can be found online here. Two days ago, our president started a war...
Reflections on the 4th Week of Advent Sun Dec 21: “As we wait in joyful hope…” I’ve heard those words from the Eucharistic prayer all my life. They really are the theme for Advent….we await in joy the birth of a precious baby who is our Savior.This Advent holds...
Reflections for the Third Week of Advent Sunday Dec 14 : “Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.” Those wonderful words of Elizabeth filled with hope and addressed to her young cousin Mary about her child yet to be...
Parishioners offer their reflections on their experiences or the readings each week during Advent Sunday Dec 7: We are on the way to Christmas, preparing our homes, busy with decorations and shopping for gifts and special foods; or possibly with just a card and plans...
Parishioners offer their reflections each day during the season of Advent Sunday Nov 30: First Sunday in Advent - Welcome to Advent. A few years back a Paulist priest explained this season to me in a very easy to understand way, by contrasting it with that other big...
How can each of us best know who we are meant to be and how to become that person?That is the central question. Here are 12 bits of wisdom from the Ignatian tradition. Be a person of gratitude – being grateful is seeing reality rightly – the world, my life, is a gift....
Last weekend (June 21-22), we celebrated the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. That feast celebrates the fact that we believe that Christ is truly present to us in the consecrated bread and wine. We also celebrate the reason Christ has given us the Eucharist:...
Fostering spiritual growth and commitment to active discipleship A vibrant parish fosters, in a variety of ways, spiritual growth and commitment to be active disciples of Christ: retreats, days of reflection, service opportunities. Education in the role of the Holy...