Dear Parish Family,   This week, I will be back at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, where I served on the faculty for the last four years just before coming here in late June.  I am returning there to finish the very last component of a pontifical degree called the Licentiate in Sacred Theology … Continued

Dear Parish Family,   At last Sunday’s homily, I spoke of the importance of having moments of silence not just at Mass, but in our daily lives as well.  I asked you to give silence a try sometime during the week.  Have you been able to do so?  Silence is the language in which God … Continued

Dear Parish Family,   With such a long history, I was surprised that our parish did not have a logo that reflected that rich past, as well as our bright future and our patron saint.  These were the driving concepts for what you see in our parish’s new logo.  Allow me to share the meaning … Continued

Last weekend marked my first month in the parish. I am filled with gratitude for being back in parish life after four years of academia and formation work at Sacred Heart Major Seminary. I loved serving on the faculty and helping form our future priests at the seminary, but I feel most at home in … Continued

Don’t we feel at times that we are helpless and we cannot do anything? The disciples were in such a situation. Their problem was the huge hungry crowd almost 5000 of them, for whom they had to provide meals. They expressed their utter helplessness to Jesus. When Jesus asked them to feed the crowd, they … Continued