Sometimes, what we care about most gets all used up and goes away…never to return. So…  While we have it… it’s best we love it.… And care for it…. And fix it when it’s broken…. And heal it when it’s sick.

This is true. For marriage…. And old cars…. And children with bad report cards…. And dogs with bad hips…. And aging parents…. And grandparents. We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth it. (Read more…)

This week we are celebrating Respect Life Sunday. The National Rights to Life Committee (NRLC) estimates that 63,459,781 abortions have occurred in the United States since the 1973.

 I wonder how many of those children would have grown up to be doctors, priests, teachers … Would one of those children have been the scientist to cure Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes or cancer? Blessed Mother Theresa of Calcutta said that: “Probably the scientist who would have cured AIDS was killed through abortion.” (Read more…)

Today’s Feast of the Baptism of the Lord brings to a close the Church’s Christmas Season. It is a day I would like to offer a few observations on our celebration of baptism. Do you know your baptismal date? The parish in which you were baptized? Your sponsor(s)? The priest or deacon who baptized you?

Pope Benedict has said that if we were to take fully in account the gift of baptism, “our lives would become a continual “thank you,” it is a gift, a joy, but also a responsibility. (Read more…)

Today we celebrate the feast of the Epiphany. This is one of the Feasts of the Manifestations of Christ to others after His birth. But the manifestations were accepted by those who were witnesses. And those witnesses would give witness to others. Our world today is in great need of people who will witness for their faith in Christ.

When we leave Church on Sundays we are called to go home and “make known” what we have heard, seen, and received. (Read more…)

As we know our Christmas Season continues, and today we celebrated the feast of the Holy Family, the family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, the family that makes this Season possible. Holy Father Pope Francis had a great love for the family unit. He had challenged us to strive for spiritual unity and for the strengthening of families by following the example of the Holy Family.

He stated, “Dear Families, you know very well that the true joy which we experience in the family is not superficial; it does not come from material objects, from the fact that everything seems to be going well. (Read more…)

Dear Parishioners,

The Christmas Gospel speaks to us of a family, rejoicing at a child’s birth, their lives uniquely affected by God’s presence in their midst, responding with faith and trust to their special role in the history of salvation.

The example of the Holy Family inspires us as we celebrate Christmas. As they rejoice at Jesus’ birth, so too do we, remembering the new divine life made possible by Jesus’ life on earth.

I want to encourage you, in as sincere a way as I can, to remember to keep Christ “first” in all you do and say while you are going through your Christmas activities.  (Read more…)