This may seem like an unpleasant place to start a reflection on Divine Mercy, but it’s true that the first reality we need to confront when considering this beautiful feast is our own desperate need for it: yep, we need to think about sin. Let’s pause for a moment to silently name just one sin …
Congrats!
Joyful congratulations to these folks who received sacraments of initiation at our Easter Vigil! We welcomed Billy (far left) and Sarah (far right) from St. Aloysius, as well as (starting front-left and going to the right) Eric, Nick, Erin, Johnny (S.J.), Giulianna, Christopher, Lorenzo, and Nicholas! Continued blessings on them, and a hearty thank you …
Again
When we were younger and my husband and I enjoyed a great dinner out with friends, I sometimes would reflect back on the evening with a degree of embarrassment, realizing that we had told or heard the same tales and jokes with the same group of people before. But after a few years of this …
Welcome, welcome, welcome!
Today at the Cathedral, we are celebrating the Rite of Welcome for those who are taking their first steps into becoming full members of the Catholic Church. What a joyful day! Please keep these folks and all their loved ones in your prayers. Please pray for them each by name…. and for our past and …