Dear Parish Family, We talk about the 40 Days of the Great Fast of Lent, but from Ash Wednesday to the Easter Vigil, there are 46 Days.  What gives?   Well, in the colorful history of this penitential season, there are three points that help us resolve the question: 1) The season of Lent used to … Continued

In this past Tuesday’s Gospel (Mark 9:30-37), Jesus gave his original disciples and, by way of the Sacred Scriptures, gave us present-day disciples a beautiful lesson on what comprises true greatness.  As they were journeying to Capernaum, the Twelve were talking amongst themselves about who was the greatest among them.  When they get to Capernaum, … Continued

Over ten years ago, I was on retreat at a flourishing Benedictine monastery about an hour east of Tulsa, Oklahoma.  One of the senior monks there was giving me spiritual direction and said something that has stuck with me: “There should be a little bit of monk in each of us.”  Why?  A monk knows … Continued

Dear Parish Family, A couple of years ago, we made an initial attempt to have greeters (or hospitality ministers) to warmly greet people as they come into church.  This has given us a few regular greeters, and maybe you’ve enjoyed the salutations of fellow parishioners like Dan Deverell, Nick Januszewski, Bob & Colleen Irvin, Dan … Continued

Dear Parish Family, You may have noticed something different about our parish center’s Community Room!  For one month, we are privileged to have on display a Vatican International Exhibition called The Eucharistic Miracles of the World.  The exhibit chronicles some of the extraordinary ways that God has confirmed our faith in the real presence of … Continued