October 8, 2023 Dear Parish Family, I am always impressed by the love I see being lived out in the families of our parish, and I am grateful to God and to all of you for your tireless efforts to protect the dignity of your marriage and family, especially in the cultural milieu that we … Continued

Monthly Devotion: The Holy Rosary Each month of the year has a specific devotion given to it for the life of the Church. October is The Holy Rosary and the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary is October 7th. The origins of this feast day are a wonderful story in itself dating back to … Continued

WHY ALL THE CHANGES? THE DOMESTIC CHURCH AND SACRAMENTS In the last few years parishioners (especially parents who have children preparing for sacraments) have asked: “Why do you have to change everything? Why don’t we do things the way it was done before?” To answer that in detail would be an entire semester lecture. In … Continued

The Sacraments of Initiation While there are seven sacraments in the Church, the three that are the “Sacraments of Initiation – Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist – lay the foundations of every Christian life,” (CCC 1212, emphasis original*) and usually at this time of the year we begin to get a lot of inquiries from parents … Continued