Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

This coming Tuesday, August 29, we commemorate the Passion of St. John the Baptist. St. John is called the ‘Precursor of the Lord’ because he preached repentance and conversion to the Jewish people just before Jesus began His public ministry. Here is a brief reflection on this great and heroic saint:

“We are given the story of the ministry of John the Baptist, called the Precursor or F...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

This coming Tuesday, August 22, we celebrate the feast of the Queenship of Mary. I include this week more information from our Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) on our Blessed Mother’s role in God’s plan for our salvation:

"This motherhood of Mary in the order of grace continues unin-terruptedly from the consent which she loyally gave at the An-nunciation and which she sustained w...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

First, I want to remind all our parishioners that this coming Tuesday, August 15, is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Vir-gin Mary into Heaven. This Solemnity is a Holy Day of Obligation, meaning that all Catholics are obliged to attend Holy Mass under the same conditions as the obligation to attend Holy Mass each Sunday. Plan now to come and honor our Blessed Mother, Ma...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

We are already into the month of August! The weekend I want to point our attention to the Catholic devotion for the month of August: The Immaculate Heart of Mary! Here is more information on the beautiful devotion:

Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

The month of August is dedicated to the Immaculate Heart. Since the 16th century Catholic piety has assigned entire months to special...