Today Fr. Chas celebrated The Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time. We heard the readings from Jeremiah 23:1-6, Ephesians 2:13-18, and the Gospel reading from Mark 6:30-34. Imagine being at the biggest beach party in the world.. with Father Chas, and Pope Francis! Father Chas begins this homily recounting a story from two years ago. To … Continued
Today Fr. Chas celebrated The Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time. We heard the readings from Amos 7:12-15, Ephesians 1:3-14, and the Gospel reading from Mark 6:7-13. This weekend we welcomed Father home from his much needed vacation, and in his homily he reflected on his first year as our pastor, some recent events in our … Continued
Today Fr. Chas celebrated The Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time. We heard the readings from 38:1,8-11, 2 Corinthians 5:14-17, and the Gospel reading from Mark 4:35-41. In his homily Father expounded on the miracle that Jesus preformed in the Gospel. Jesus did not need to invoke God before the miracle; he gave a command, and … Continued
Today Fr. Chas celebrated The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi). We heard the readings from Exodus 24:3-8, Hebrew 9:11-15, and the Gospel reading from Mark 14:12-16, 22-26. In his homily Father shared with us his first experience with Eucharistic Adoration, and reminded us that our tradition of being … Continued
We were blessed this weekend to have Fr. Mathias Thelen with us for several masses and a wonderful healing service this weekend. At Mass, we heard the reading of Ezekiel 37, and Fr. Mathias gave a moving homily. He asked us the same question that God asked the prophet Ezekiel, “Can these dry bones come … Continued