Greetings in Christ, everyone! I am back in Michigan and I have missed you all so very much. I can’t believe how deeply my two parish families have taken root in my heart in such a short time. I am grateful to God for you all. The cruise could not have gone better. Over 500 […]
Greetings in Christ! I’m writing this one a couple weeks ahead, as I just walked out of a finance council meeting and have some info to share. Beyond that, I will be away when this will be due: I’ll be on the Good News Cruise Couples Retreat! So, I just wanted to take a moment […]
Greetings in Christ! As you read this, I will be on the Catholic Couples Cruise with my Dad. Throughout the week on the cruise, I will be giving talks, introducing events and speakers, praying Mass, hearing confessions and getting some rest and relaxation in between it all. They’ve told me they want me to do […]
Greetings in Christ, all! Things are about to get weird – schedule wise – and I wanted to be sure to update you on it all. We’ll start with the dates: • Fr. Peter is going to be on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land from January 20th until February 6th. • Fr. David will […]
Greetings in Christ, all! This weekend, as a Church, we celebrate The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. This is generally seen as a bit of a kick off to our Ordinary Time within our Church calendar. Fr. Benedict Baur wrote a neat summation of this feast in his article on The Baptism of […]
Happy and Holy Epiphany to all! This week we are celebrating the Epiphany. Epiphany is a word from Koine Greek which translates “Striking Appearance” or “Manifestation.” A few interesting points about The Feast of the Epiphany: Both Eastern and Western Catholics have celebrated this feast on this day since pretty early on: even before we […]
Greetings in Christ, all! The first weekend after Christmas, we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family. This is a time when we remember the example and seek the prayers of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Each year I tend to put out parts of a little document I made about how […]
Greetings in Christ! A happy and holy Christmas season to all who read this! I wanted to take a moment to thank all of your very generous hearts. In this Christmas season, our Church ministers to a lot of people in need and it’s only possible because of Her sacrificial and giving spirit. I can […]
Hello, all! Happy Third Week of Advent: we are that much closer to celebrating God taking flesh and transforming us…praise Him! I want to share with you all some struggles I am working through, in order to help you understand a decision I am making in regard to my schedule. I have, quite simply, hit […]