Today is Corpus Christi, the feast of the Body and Blood of Jesus. We are celebrating the core and center of our catholic faith.  We are celebrating a special feast.  Every Sunday, we receive the body and blood of Jesus.  Today we have...

Throughout the Easter season, we hear the story of the earliest Christian communities in readings from the Acts of the Apostles.  We hear how the people grappled with what it meant to place their faith and trust in the Lord, ...

“Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”  “On the evening of that first day of the week” Jesus appeared to his disciples who were in a room behind locked doors.  He said, “Peace be with you” and breathed on...

The Lord is risen indeed.  Christ’s body did not remain in the tomb, but was raised to new life, and our own bodies will join Him in glory.  It is a great and powerful mystery.  Easter is a time of hope and a simple awareness that no...

In the Garden of Gethsemane Jesus teaches us that prayer is not so much about what we say to God, but about what we are willing to hear from God. When we are in true  communion with God to discern his will for us He may ask us to do...

When Jesus first learned that Lazarus was ill he said, “This illness will not end in death, but is for the glory of God.”  The disciples were still learning about Jesus, and from him.  They did not understand all that he did and...

The weekend of March 18/19 and 25/26, nominations will be accepted for Parish Pastoral Council. Nomination sheets will be placed in the pews.  All registered adults 18 & older in the parish are eligible to fill the openings on the...

The Transfiguration occurred just after Jesus predicted his suffering and death and explained the conditions of discipleship.  When Peter observed Jesus change in appearance and conversing with Moses, the Great Law Giver, and Elijah, the...

The story of the temptation of Jesus raises several questions. Why did the Spirit lead Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the devil?  Why did the devil temp Jesus to turn stones into bread and offer Him all the kingdoms of the world?...

We can almost hear St. Peter and the rest of his disciples saying, “Ah, Jesus, I am still having trouble with that ‘Love your neighbor!’ thing.” Jesus was loving, caring, compassionate and forgiving. And he expected the same from...