In a few weeks many of us will have an opportunity to take a break from school or work and make time for leisure activities. As we continue to make time for leisure activities and travel, we are strongly encouraged to keep our focus on God. We are reminded that the time for Mass and prayer should be included in our plans.

When attending Mass, especially during the summer months, we are asked to exercise prudence and judgment in how we act and in what we wear. (Read more…)

A few years after I arrived at St. Catherine Church, I received a call from our Diocesan office of the Deaconate and from Mr. Steve Kassebaum, (who was at that time in training for diaconate) offering his services to our parish. After completing his training, he was ordained and appointed to serve as a deacon at our parish, by Bishop Paul Bootkoski. Deacon Steve has been serving at our parish since June 6, 2015.

As Deacon Steve moves out of the parish with his family to retire in Florida, he has asked to be relieved from his official position as deacon here at St. (Read more…)

Today we celebrate Father’s Day remembering fathers in a special way. As we know, Pope Francis has placed great emphasis and focus on fatherhood, reminding us that being a father is a great privilege and also a great responsibility. Many of our parishioners are fathers, and they are challenged to set a good example for their children as they grow in wisdom and knowledge.

In one of his weekly addresses, on Father’s Day, Pope Francis specifically addressed fathers, saying, “I ask that you have the grace to be very close to your children, letting them grow, but being by their side. (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…)

We might have thought that before God created the angels and before he created the people on this planet, He must have been alone out there somewhere.  But when God sent His Son to save us, we learned that God was never alone.  He was always a family, a sharing community of three – Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit.

The three Persons in God are so united in love and submission to one another that the three act as one, always in perfect harmony.  (Read more…)

On May 16th & 23rd 2021, thirty-five young people of our Parish Family celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation at St. Catherine of Siena Church.  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. Elizabeth Knipe for facilitating the Confirmation program and to our eighth grade catechists – Lori Young and James Kieran. I am very grateful for their work and selfless efforts to prepare these young people for the Sacrament of Confirmation over a series of weeks. (Read more…)