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Tuesday, February 4, 2020
We’re back to Ordinary time this weekend after last Sunday’s Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. We continue reading from Matthew’s Gospel where Jesus is publicly ministering. We hear about the salt of the earth – what good is salt that loses…
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
This weekend we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, which takes precedence over the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time. This feast is celebrated 40 days after the birth of Christ. In Judaism, a mother is considered ‘unclean’ for 7 days…
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Today is the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. This is depicted in the beautiful stained glass windows in our Church. It shows Mary and Joseph in the temple, with their two turtle doves, to be presented as an offering, and Simeon holding the…
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Here we are in Ordinary Time and we find Jesus beginning His public ministry with the calling of the apostles in the Gospel. The Entrance Antiphon for the Mass this weekend is: O sing a new song to the Lord; sing to the Lord, all the earth. In his…
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
We begin our annual celebration of Catholic Schools Week. It is such a blessing to be in a parish that has our own Catholic preschool, day care and elementary school. I am very proud of our parish school and of the members of our parish who since…
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Last Sunday we concluded the Christmas season with the Baptism of the Lord, and today we read John the Evangelist’s story of the baptism of Jesus told from his perspective.
This is a powerful week to remind us of the call of Christ and the huge…
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
I would like to begin by saying a HUGE THANK YOU to all the parishioners who stepped up last week after the 11am and 5pm masses on Sunday to take down the Christmas décor in the gathering space and church. I still can’t believe that everything got…
Friday, January 10, 2020
This weekend we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord.
The Gospel tells us of Jesus’ baptism by John the Baptist in the River Jordan. After the baptism, “a voice came from the heavens, saying: ‘This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.’” (…
Friday, January 10, 2020
It is that time of year for the Annual Archbishop’s Call to Share. It reminds us of our responsibility to help the Archdiocesan Church with its outreach to so many and to help with continued evangelization efforts.
We are also still in the midst of…
Monday, December 30, 2019
In many liturgical scholars’ thoughts, this feast of the Epiphany of the Lord should begin perhaps its own liturgical season, separate from Christmas and en-compassing the next three Sundays. The word ‘Epiphany’ is often referred to as a…