Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

This coming Wednesday we celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints!

This Solemnity is a Holy Day of Obligation, meaning we must attend Holy Mass on this day. We have a number of options for Holy Mass times – please see the times listed in this bulletin.

What does it mean to be a Saint? This is an all-important question! No one will be a saint without choosing to be a saint. Our free will mu...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

The month of October is dedicated to growing in devotion to the Holy Rosary. Let us all joyfully take up this beautiful devotion each day! Sometimes, however, it may be difficult for us to understand the importance and the need we have for praying the Holy Rosary. To help us understand, I include an excerpt from the book, The Secret of the Rosary by St. Louis Marie de Montfort.

“It wou...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

The month of October is dedicated to growing in devotion to the Holy Rosary. The Rosary may be the most popular devotion for Catholics. However, there are still many Catholics who either do not know how to pray the Rosary or pray it infrequently.

In 1917 our Blessed Mother Mary appeared to the three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal. During her apparitions she repeated asked that t...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, 

Our Church teaches that the first and primary teaching of our Catholic Faith to children is entrusted to parents. The decisions of parents regarding the practice of Catholic Faith are the single best indicator of whether or not their children will practice our Catholic Faith in the future. As we begin our new Faith Formation year for the children in our parishes, let us remember the...