Greetings in Christ, all! This weekend we hear about Jesus and the Census Tax. The Census tax was a flat tax levied once a year on all Non-Roman Citizens within the Roman Empire. You had to pay it with a specific type of coin, a coin that had the image of the current Emperor (although they […]
Greetings in Christ, Holy Family! I wanted to start off and thank you all for your many kind words, cards and prayers after my dog, Marius, died. I was pleasantly shocked by your response. He really was a blessing to me and I will miss him, but I know I did the right thing getting him […]
Greetings in Christ! The priest’s convocation went really well. I was only able to stay a day and a half, as we had a couple deaths, but the days I was there were extraordinary. We had two presenters and both were outstanding. One of them really pounded the idea of Trusting God as a key to resisting temptation: […]
Greetings in Christ! I’m writing this article way ahead of time…even before I leave for the convocation. That means you are reading now what I wrote a couple weeks ago, so I can’t tell you for sure that I enjoyed the convocation, but odds are pretty good that Fr. Le and I both enjoyed it very much. […]
Greetings in Christ, all! A reminder that from Monday until Thursday night, Fr. Le and I will be joining the priests of the diocese at the Convocation. Please pray for us and please pray for all priests in the Diocese of Lansing, as well as our Bishop. I think many of you know that we have […]
Greetings in Christ! Please forgive me for missing last week’s article; I’m struggling a bit to keep up…all is well in the Land of Holy Family. I wanted to let you know that this year the Priest Convocation is September 25-28. As a reminder, every year all the priests in the Diocese get together and […]
Greetings in Christ! A blessed, restful and joy-filled Labor Day weekend to you all! I have a bunch of information for you, so let’s go one step at a time. First of all, it is a recurring theme here that folks get emails or texts from people saying they are me. It usually presents as a […]
Greetings in Christ! I am afraid I have some rather sad news. I am typing this article on Wednesday, August 23rd. I need to tell you that two people visited our Church in the dead of the night and walked all through our buildings and property, committing acts of vandalism and desecration. They do not appear to […]
Greetings in Christ! I want to start off with something important, but for it to make sense, I need to give you some background. By Church law, priests can only offer sacraments if they have what the Church calls “Faculties” from the Bishop. For example, if I want to pray my niece or nephew’s wedding […]