5 Nov 2024 0 Comment

“You are not far from the kingdom of God”

  Imagine how we would feel if Jesus approached us and said, "You are not far from the kingdom of God!"  Well, it turns out that it is not very complicated to be far from the kingdom of God.  We must love God with our whole...
31 Oct 2024 0 Comment

Parent/Child Estrangement Event

Managing the Heartache of Parent/Child Estrangement November 18 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm McRaith Catholic Center 600 Locust Street Owensboro, KY 42301 In person and virtual option available for attending! REGISTER...
30 Oct 2024 0 Comment

I want to see again: I want to see again, says the blind man to Jesus.

It is a beautiful story about the healing of a blind man. The first time I read it, I thought to myself, "This is not for us because we are not physically blind. No one in our community is." But when I read it carefully and looked around...
21 Oct 2024 0 Comment

  The rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and make their authority over them felt.  But it shall not be so among you.  The disciples of Jesus were not immune to temptations for power and prestige.  Despite all that...
14 Oct 2024 0 Comment

“Go sell what you have, and give to the poor . . . then come follow me.”

 The rich young man who asked Jesus “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” was probably a good person by the standards of his day.  He claimed to have kept all the commandments from his youth.  He was looking for...
1 Oct 2024 0 Comment

Trivia Night is Coming Up!

This is going to be a fun-filled evening.  Invite your family, friends &...
21 Sep 2024 0 Comment

“But they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to question him.”

Jesus knew that his actions and words were threatening the Jewish and Roman leaders of his day. He knew that if he continued to attract people to his teaching to love God, not fear him; to have faith in power of God, not the power of...
10 Sep 2024 0 Comment

“He makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak. He ordered them not to tell anyone.”

  Jesus observed the needs and hurts of people. He helped them understand that their own faith cured them of their afflictions and obsessions. He did not seek praise or rewards. He tried to prevent notoriety or publicity. A...
27 Aug 2024 0 Comment

“Whoever eats his body and drinks his blood , has eternal life.”

Today’s message is about choice making , to make a decision to follow Jesus , to be faithful disciples of Jesus or to reject the Catholic Church. So often we hear people who claim themselves Catholics but they don’t believe in the real...
21 Aug 2024 0 Comment

“I am the living bread come down from heaven, anyone who eats this bread will live forever…”

  For some weeks now, our readings especially, the gospel have continued to tell us that Jesus is the bread of life. This is simply to remind us of the importance of the Holy Eucharist in our Christian life. Eucharist means...