The Gift of the Eucharist
This article was originally published in the parish bulletin on April 21, 2013 I want to welcome those who are here for the first days of our joyful celebration of First Communion! Our second graders can receive Holy Communion for the first time at each of the Masses on this [...]
Celebrating our Baptism During the Easter Season; The Beauty of The Easter Vigil
Do you remember being sprinkled with holy water during the Season of Easter? After the homily on Easter Sunday we customarily replace the Nicene Creed with the renewal of Baptismal promises and the sprinkling of the congregation with newly blessed baptismal water. On other Sundays of Easter we can do [...]
Urbi et Orbi address by Pope Francis
The following article was originally printed in the parish bulletin on April 7, 2013 We have come to the Second Sunday of Easter, which is also known as Divine Mercy Sunday. Pope John Paul II chose to promote in an intense way a devotion that was made known to the [...]
Happy Easter!
This article originally appeared in the parish bulletin on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013 A Welcome I want to wish every one of you a blessed and happy Easter! I am so happy to welcome our visitors and the extended family of our parishioners, who come in great numbers on [...]
Pope Francis
This article originally appeared in the parish bulletin on March 24, 2013 Only an hour after last Sunday’s bulletin was transmitted to the printer, white smoke was seen coming from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel. So last week the bulletin article had no mention of the signal that set [...]
Electing a New Pope
The following originally appeared in the Parish Bulletin for March 17, 2013. However it went to press before Pope Francis I became the Pope on March 13. It feels strange to be writing to you during what will probably be the last few days of the Sede Vacante, the vacancy [...]
The Holy Spirit Guides Us, and the Church
This article originally appeared in the parish bulletin on March 10, 2013 I must admit that last week I was so interested in the news stories around the end of the pontificate of Benedict XVI that I built up unreasonable expectations of a speedy start to the conclave. I am [...]
The Papal Conclave
This article originally appeared in the parish bulletin on March 3, 2013 Without a doubt, this year the character of Lent is quite unusual in that most Catholics and a large number of other interested parties are wondering about the process of choosing a new pope. As of February 28 [...]
God Heals Us During Lent
This article originally appeared in the parish bulletin on Feb. 24, 2013 Last Sunday was the First Sunday of Lent, and my article required a total rewriting before the bulletin could be printed. My plans for the bulletin were perhaps the least of what changed when Monday, February 11 brought [...]
Reaction to the Holy Father’s Resignation
This article originally appeared in the parish bulletin on Feb. 17, 2013 On Monday I was awakened long before the sun came up by a phone call from a friend who had seen on the news that Pope Benedict had read a letter announcing his resignation. I guessed it might [...]
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