Jesus worked his first miracle at a wedding, and his mother, Mary, asked him to do it. This sign is very striking. Jesus did not begin...

“You are my beloved. . . With you I am well pleased.” When Jesus was baptized by John in today’s Gospel, Jesus made the water holy for...

Happy New Year! Happy New Epiphany! There is a story behind the phrase in today’s Gospel from Saint Matthew: “And behold, the star that...

Someone to love, someone to care for. . . It was this thought that gripped the heart of Saint Francis of Assisi his first Christmas at...

If the "Event Coordinators" of today were to plan the birth of Jesus they would turn it into a "media event" with reporters, cameras, and...

Thanks so much to the members of our Finance Council for their great work in supporting the mission of our parish: Margaret Cingoranelli,...

Hope you all had a blessed Thanksgiving Day! I was told we had the most people present for our Thanksgiving Day Mass than we had in a...

The season of Advent has always been a special time of grace and celebration for Christians. The themes it presents to us are some of our...

When I read the Bible readings for this Sunday, I remembered this quote from Saint John XXIII when he opened the Second Vatican Council...

Thanks so much to Father Homero for his series on the Church Fathers. I hope we all took some time to learn about these great teachers of...

What is the difference between a Parochial Administrator and a Pastor? A parochial administrator is bound by the same duties and enjoys...

Saint Jerome (374 - 420) Father and doctor of the Church especially remembered as the author of the Vulgate, a famous Latin translation...

John Chrysostom (347–407) was an Eastern church father and archbishop of Constantinople. He was born in Syrian Antioch and named John; he...

St. Basil the Great (329-379), Bishop of Caesarea in the Roman province of Cappadocia, was influential in the development of monasticism...

Augustine was born in 354 in Tagaste, a provincial Roman city in North Africa. He was raised and educated in Carthage. His mother Monica...

Ambrose of Milan (339–397), also called St. Ambrose, was the first early church father to be born into a Roman Christian family. He is...

Cyprian was born around 200 AD in North Africa, of pagan parents. He was a prominent lawyer and teacher of rhetoric. Around 246 he became...

Beloved Brothers and Sisters, I would like to thank you abundantly for the love and care that you have shown me over this past year and...

Jesus already dwells in the depths of your soul. He is continually speaking to you, even when you are not attentive to Him, just as a...