Greetings in Christ!! This is the week! Here we are in the first week of Lent. It is my sincerest hope that we approach this Holy Season with an intensity of focus and a commitment to make this the Best Lent Ever. This week we are kicking off with a Mission, led by Sr. Teresa […]
Greetings in Christ! Before I forget…I’ve noticed signs popping up in our Church…people taping signs to doors, confessionals, etc. I really appreciate the effort to help, but I would rather no one put up signs in the Church. I’ve removed scotch tape from our beautiful wooden kneelers in the confessionals and our doors and it […]
Greetings in Christ, Holy Family! I want to thank you all for your prayers and support of, not only Fr Le and me, but for all the priests of our diocese who gathered together this past week for a really outstanding retreat. The retreat was led by Fr John Riccardo, who is a wonderfully holy […]
Greetings in Christ, all! Last week in my homily I talked to you about Bishop Boyea’s homily regarding the Synod for a Synodal Church. That homily is located on our social media pages and I encourage you to take a few minutes to listen to what Bishop has to say. The Synod conversation guides will be […]
Greetings in Christ, all! I believe we are finally slowing down to a normal schedule after what was an exceptionally challenging, but life giving couple months…at least I hope we are! I thank you all for your patience with my many limitations; it means the world to me. I have started to receive a significant amount […]
Greetings in Christ, all! This is a big week for us at Holy Family; we are celebrating Catholic Schools Week! All over the diocese, those of us who are graced to have a Catholic School will take this week to express our thanks to God for this amazing gift and reaffirm our love and commitment […]
Greetings in Christ, Holy Family! I want to start off by thanking you all for your well wishes for dad and me. The Good News Cruise went exceptionally well. A lot of married couples testified that they grew in their covenant relationship and had a joyful time. Dad and I both are happy we went and already signed […]
Greetings in Christ, all! A reminder that, as you read this, I am serving as a priest and emcee for a Catholic Marriage Retreat held on a cruise ship. Dad is with me, as are more than a few Holy Family and St. Mark parishioners. Please pray that God restore marriages in his name and pray […]
Greetings in Christ! Happy, Holy New Year to each person in our Parish Family. I pray that Jesus bless you with health, holiness and joy in this next year. This last year, Jesus did extraordinary things in our parish and your love, prayer and generosity all are the reason that this happened. I pray you know how […]