Dear Brothers and Sisters, “Stay calm, have faith.” Such words can roll off our lips so easily. But our emotions don’t always seem to follow. In this present time of uncertainty, our lives have been turned upside down. We are constantly confronted by news of viruses, sickness, death, quarantines, isolation, food and financial challenges, and …
From the Rector
Dear Brothers and Sisters, With the difficulties going on in the world with this virus, it is clear that we all have to adjust our lives (closed restaurants, closed schools, working from home, no attending Mass, etc.). New changes are being announced hourly. I have received many calls from people rightly concerned about what is …
What is the Purpose of Lent?
The season of Lent is a Catholic liturgical season consisting of forty days of fasting, prayer, almsgiving, and penance beginning at Ash Wednesday and concluding at sundown on Holy Thursday (so we can get even more intense for the shortest liturgical season: the Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday). ZZZZZZ I apologize if …
Thank You
Many, many heartfelt thanks to all of you who prayed, sang, showed up, loved from afar, sent a note, shared a memory, gave a hug, cracked a joke, shed a tear, baked a cake, and/or all the other many ways you supported me and my family in these precious and holy days surrounding the death …