Moving forward: Thanks again for your generosity in supporting the Witness to Hope Campaign. Our parish building committee is now meeting every two weeks to discuss our plans. At our last meeting we approved hiring a company to do a topography of our property. Since we are working with the city and the diocese, a […]
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Apparition of Our Lady In order to celebrate with dignity the centennial of the Apparitions of Fatima, by mandate of Pope Francis, a Jubilee Year is granted, with the inherent plenary indulgence, from the 27th of November 2016 until the 26th of November 2017. The plenary indulgence of the […]
RCIA: Easter Vigil and Mystagogy: Savoring the Mystery of God The Easter Vigil – what a glorious night! This is the night when we heard the saving love of our Creator God through the Old Testament readings and the fulfillment of His promises to us in the resurrection of His Son, Jesus Christ, in the […]
Happy Easter Still: As you know, the Easter Season is 50 days long concluding with Pentecost Sunday on June 3. The Octave of Easter concludes this Sunday. Easter reminds us that the Church begins with witness: lives changed by an encounter with the Risen Lord; men and women who then transform others by the power […]
He did it: Christ is risen. He kept his promises. The Resurrection of Jesus is our life now. We know our future. St. Paul says that “if there is no resurrection our faith is in vain.” He also makes this proclamation: “Whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed […]
This past week, I received my new parish assignment to serve at St. Thomas Aquinas/St. John’s Student Parish in East Lansing, beginning July 1st. When I was first ordained a priest, I can remember other priests telling me that leaving your first parish will be one of the hardest times to say goodbye. Well, I […]
Hosanna: The holiest week of the year begins with the final Sunday of Lent, Palm Sunday. This day commemorates the triumphant arrival of Christ in Jerusalem. Jesus knows that he will be crucified and die for us. Palm branches are widely recognized as symbols of peace and victory. Palms or small branches would be waved […]
Raised from the dead: This Sunday is the fifth Sunday of Lent. Next Sunday is Palm (Passion) Sunday and then the following weekend is the Easter Triduum culminating in EASTER SUNDAY!!! This Sunday’s readings focus on the raising of Lazarus from the dead (let that sink in). This is the sixth ‘sign’ of seven signs […]
Blind: This Sunday’s Gospel reading focuses on John 9: 1 -41–the man blind from birth. His disciples asked Jesus whose sin caused the blindness—the parents or him. Jesus said, “neither he nor his parents sinned, it so that the works of God might be made visible through him.” Jesus sent the man into the Pool […]
Thirsty: In today’s Gospel we encounter two people who are thirsty for water: Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well. Their thirst for water is on one level, but on a deeper level they are thirsting for more. Jesus thirsts for the woman’s heart. It is he who first seeks us and asks for […]