On Monday, May 21st, twenty-one young people of our Parish Family and eight young people of the Church of the Annunciation celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation at St. Catherine of Siena Parish Center. It was an uplifting celebration not only for the Confirmandi and their families but also for us who received this sacrament many years ago.

Special thanks to Mrs. Judy LaTournous for facilitating the Confirmation program. I am very grateful for her work and selfless efforts to prepare these young people for the Sacrament of Confirmation over a series of weeks. (Read more…)

Today is the great Feast of Corpus Christi, when the Church with joy celebrates the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament.

In 1247, the Feast of Corpus Christi was celebrated in France for the first time. It gained widespread acceptance throughout the Church after 1300. The Feast is generally considered to reflect the Holy Thursday Mass, but without its sorrowful connection to the Passion.

An outdoor procession has been an integral part of Corpus Christi since its beginning, and may have originated from the procession of the Blessed Sacrament to the Altar of Repose that is conducted on Holy Thursday. (Read more…)

On Saturday, May 19th, eighteen of our children received their first Holy Communion. They received Jesus Christ our Savior the first time. There is no doubt that meeting with Jesus in First Holy Communion is an unforgettable moment, a day to be remembered as one of life’s most beautiful. It is a day of great family celebration.

This was a special day and a happy day for their parents too. They saw their children taking a new step in faith. (Read more…)

With our last cold spell behind us, the temperature will likely be 80° or more throughout the days of summer. When this happens it’s customary to adjust the way we dress in order to be cooler. And therefore want to remind you of the guidelines for the proper way to dress when you come to Church. And two descriptors that always apply to appropriate dress for Church are: Modest and Nice!

Whether it’s Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter, all people are to enter Church dressed modestly and nice. (Read more…)

Sunday, May 13th, we celebrate Mother’s Day and we honor our moms for all they do for us and for the sacrifices they make for us. They do many ordinary things and do them extraordinarily well. Primarily through their teaching and their example, they assist in an important way in passing down our precious faith to our children.

When we think of mothers, we only have to think of Mary, the mother of Jesus. May is the month of Mary, and this month we honour her in a special way. (Read more…)

This Thursday we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord, commemorating that day when Jesus was taken up to heaven, to the glory of his Father 40 days after he rose from the dead and 10 days before the Feast of the Pentecost. What is so significant or important about this feast?

Once, I was asked, “If Jesus loves us and lives forever, why did he leave?” It’s an excellent question. If we consider the Ascension simply in terms of Jesus leaving us, then we might wonder why He did it. (Read more…)