If we become a star athlete or acquire great wealth our high school or home town may honor us as "Person of the Year" or dedicate a plaque to us.  But if we challenge people to do great things, there may be no plaque for us. Jesus entered...

"Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing." The question of when Jesus knew he was the Messiah has been debated since not long after he died and rose from the dead.  In the beginning of his Gospel that St. Luke addresses...

St. Luke tells us of the baptism of Jesus by John in the River Jordan.  This was an important event in the life of Jesus and the salvation history of mankind.  The submission of Jesus to baptism by John with water as an act of repentance...

Happy New Year. Believe it or not we are in 2022, New Year ….New hope.  New start.  It is a gift from God.  We are still in the season of Christmas.  Today we celebrate Epiphany.  It is a beautiful feast.  After his birth, Jesus...

My dear parishioners: Happy New Year to you! In everything our faith tells us that we must always give thanks and praise to God, the Father Almighty.  I am thankful to Him for His many blessings upon us as a parish family.  I must...

Christmas is almost here.  This Sunday is the last day of Advent.  In a few hours, we will join together again to celebrate Christmas Eve, the first day of Christmas.  As we approach the end of Advent, let me ask you if you are prepared...

Rejoice in the Lord.  Be happy.  Rejoice.  Today is a special Sunday.  Traditionally we call that Laudate Sunday, or Rejoice Sunday, because Laudate is a Latin word which means rejoice. We are called to be joyful people.  Catholics...

Today, the second Sunday of Advent, we focus on John the Baptist, one of the great prophets in the story of salvation.  He prepared the people to receive Jesus by asking them to repent.  John the Baptist proclaimed and called for...

“Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise like a trap.” As we begin Advent to prepare for the birth of Jesus it is a bit...

Jesus used images from everyday life: workers in the fields; the birds in the air; the vineyard; shepherds tending their flocks, that people knew well and understood to teach many truths.  In today's Gospel Jesus uses images about...