Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

This Sunday, October 28, is the usual day the whole Church commemorates Sts. Jude and Simon, Apostles of our Lord. However, due to the priority of Sunday as a Feast of Our Lord, we do not celebrate the Feast of these Apostles as part of the liturgy.

Of these two Apostles, St. Jude is better known or, perhaps it may be better to say, he has more devotees throughout the world. St. Jude i...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, 

The month of October is dedicated to growing in devotion to the Holy Rosary. This coming Monday, October 22, we celebrate the feast of Pope St. John Paul II. During his long pontificate (nearly 27 full years), St. John Paul II tirelessly taught and preached the Gospel. One of his great contributions to Church was his teaching on praying the Rosary. In 2002 he released the APOSTOLIC L...

​​Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

This weekend I invite you to remember the events that took place October 13, 1917 in Fatima, Portugal. Last year, we hosted several events in honor the 100th year anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima. Our Blessed Mother is still calling us to conversion to her Son, Jesus, through praying the Rosary and confession of our sins. 101 years ago our good Lord granted a gre...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus,

During this month of October all Catholics are encouraged to grow in devotion to the Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary! For a time after the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) the practice of praying the Holy Rosary waned among many Catholics around the world. Such a falling away from praying the Holy Rosary was not part of the Second Vatican Council. Rather, it was part of a mis...