Dear Parish Family, CONGRATULATIONS! We have hit our goal of $100,000 for our “Thank You, Fr. Murray” fund, which means that the Diocese of Lansing will wipe out an additional $100,000 off our debt! When you add that with the $420,000 that Fr. Francis Murray donated to our general fund, that frees us from all … Continued
We get the answer from the Baltimore Catechism that “God made me to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world, and to be happy with Him forever in heaven.” God created man that he might possess his Creator forever in the beatific vision. Those who die in the state of … Continued
Dear Parish Family, My column for the Sunday bulletin is due on Wednesday, and this particular Wednesday happens to be the very first feast day that we celebrate St. John Paul the Great since his canonization this past April 27. He is a personal hero to so many who grew up during his pontificate. He … Continued
Jesus was a crowd puller, so the Jews challenged Jesus at various stages. They tested Jesus’s approach towards paying taxes or not paying taxes and about keeping the Commandments. Therefore a scholar of the law asked Jesus: “Teacher which commandment in the law is the greatest?” Jesus often answered people’s questions with one of his … Continued
The opponents of Jesus joined together to trap Jesus and asked him whether it is lawful or not to pay taxes. A capitation tax, a Denarius, which was equivalent to a day’s wage, was imposed on the people by the Romans. The Pharisees looked for an answer from Jesus on the issue of tax. They … Continued