Encounter

We are hardwired for wholeness and crave it. When something is broken, we want it fixed. If a part of our body is not working properly, we want it healed. How often do we find ourselves saying, “I’m tired of struggling with this cold, I can’t wait for my surgery to heal, or I want […]

Join us for the Mass praying for peace on August 11th.

Many people in our world are hungry and thirsty. This hunger and thirst go well beyond physical needs for food, security, and shelter. Many are emotionally and spiritually parched, too. Behind every act of violence is a soul who hungers. People live with relationships that actually starve them. They are abused, exploited, disrespected, laughed at,

We are all familiar with the refrain, “You have put on Christ. In him you have been baptized. Alleluia, alleluia!” In Baptism, we “put on” Christ. In putting on Christ, we put on all that Christ is and represents: hope, faith, and love. We are no longer bound to the sins and failures of the

July is at the corner! There is a way time flies, which often surprises me. It has just dawned on me, recalling that it is now a full year since I was appointed and came here as your Pastor. It seems like only yesterday, but it is a full year! It even seems only a

WE ARE CELEBRATING SS. PETER AND PAUL WITH A NOVENA We all know that June 29th is the solemn feast of the two great apostles of the Universal Church; St. Peter and St. Paul. Our Church here was entrusted to the patronage of these great apostles, and we are grateful to God for their examples

We dedicate the month of June to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Church today, and throughout this month of June, invites us to spend the month reflecting on what it really means to live our lives in such a way that we reveal the Loving Heart of a Merciful God to the whole world.

It will not be out of place to consider the ancient tradition, teaching and faith of the Catholic Church, which was revealed by the Lord, proclaimed by the apostles and guarded by the fathers. For upon this faith the Church is built, and if anyone were to lapse from it, he would no longer be

We Are Never Alone Children may want help sometimes, and other times, not so much. I remember being a teenager and young adult myself. At times, I thought I knew everything. I didn’t need help because I was just so darn smart. The truth is that I needed to find my own way. I needed

Dear Parishioners and Friends, Welcome back home! I truly missed you, but I thank God, who has kept you safe to this day. As we open our churches for worship; St. Joseph and Sts. Peter and Paul, I am very excited but also anxious. I am excited  because I am soon to see your beautiful