Saintly Families
Did you know there were a considerable number of saints who were family? Yes, there are spouses, siblings, parents, children, and close friends who became “official” saints on the calendar of the Catholic Church!
Fr. Matthew on the Rosary
here’s an old cultural proverb that says that, “necessity is the mother of all invention.” There’s a deep level of truth within this statement, it’s often when the usual way of doing things is taken off the table, that we open our minds to new possibilities.
Fr. Chuck on taking time and slowing down
By: Fr. Chuck Wrobel
By the time you read this, New Year’s Day has come and gone and another couple of weeks will be history. However, it is still a new year and, I believe, still time for some reflecting (especially on such a year as we have had).
A lot has happened in this past year (not unlike most years of the past) much, if not most, of it unprecedented (again, not unlike most years of the past) and, I believe, we owe it to ourselves to take a moment to remember it.
Baptism of the Lord
On April 22nd, many years ago, there was a Baptism in a small church in Washington County. It seemed like an ordinary day for a Baptism but it wasn’t. As the water was poured over the head of this infant boy, the sky opened and a voice from heaven could be heard….
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
I often ponder my job description. My job, more specifically my vocation, is rather unique and special but then again, I think we all share in it. Our vocation is to get to know Jesus, Son of God. We are to follow him and do what he did; to be his disciples. Our job is to invite others to journey with us. We follow Jesus into eternal life. In other words, our job is to get to heaven. Sounds understandable enough.
26th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today (as I type) is Wednesday (9/16). We celebrated the first Masses with the school kids at the St Mary Campus. The first reading was from Corinthians (a favorite for wedding celebrations) and Paul speaks about LOVE. You know the passages – “Love is patient, Love is kind…” Within that chapter he speaks about how to love and the need to do so – “without love/loving I am nothing and the great things I might do are nothing.”
25th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Faithful Citizenship. Our guide to voting.
I try to daily watch the TV broadcast of the evening news. It’s important to know what’s happening in our world, our state and in our city. Lately I find myself avoiding the news. The world, country and state are in real turmoil. I find myself a little “misty-eyed” at times with the sadness, the hate, the violence, the destruction, the lack of respect, etc. Where have the Christians gone? Yes, I know, they are on both sides of every fence. Where is the correct position?
23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time
The day of our baptism we were constituted priests, prophets and kings of God and of the Church. I would like to focus, based on the first reading and this Sunday's Gospel, on the gift of prophecy. Many think that being a prophet is to predict the future or to have supernatural powers and, although, it is true that some prophets have manifested supernatural realities granted by God to reinforce their messages; it is even more true that this is not the essential of being a prophet.
22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time
This time of CoVid has been a lot of things. It’s been a time of trial, a time of refinement, a time of taking a step back to assess, a time to breath and a time to take a breath. It’s been a time of condensation/concentration (like old time frozen orange juice). It’s been a time of grieving for people who have died or just not able to be visited as well as old things and ways that we called “normal”.
August 23, 2020
Who’s got the keys? That may not be the best grammar, but I hear it a lot. This week’s scripture readings at Mass, prompt us to ask that question. Who ever has the keys has the authority! St. Peter has correctly identified Jesus as the “Christ,” the Messiah, as well as the “Son of God.” Jesus praises Peter for the correct answer and gives him the keys.