Living up here on the hill with St. Francis, you might think there’s a lot of silence.  With the wind roaring lately, it sounds more like...

We live in a world that has become so polarized.  The use of anger to express ideas has become so commonplace that we hardly think about...

Spring weather can be unpredictable.  Remember last weekend!  Daffodils and crocuses begin to emerge during days of temperatures in the...

Today, the Church celebrates the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. The purpose of this Day of Prayer for Vocations is to publicly...

Do you really realize how the sacrifice of Jesus impacts your life?  By His passion, death, and resurrection he has changed the world -...

On this second Sunday of Easter, we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday.  We celebrate today since God’s mercy was shared with us through the...

Happy Easter, everyone!  Today, we celebrate the Resurrection of Christ! This event is the greatest event in our Catholic faith. It is...

Today we celebrate Palm Sunday — the beginning of our Holy Week.  It is with great joy that we honor Jesus as king, still in the same...

As we are nearing the end of our Lenten journey, our Bible readings today remind us of the goodness that our God has to offer us.  In our...

Come out of the dark and into the light!  The forty days of Lent are halfway over!  The hours of daylight are increasing each day!  Enjoy...

Our Bible readings this Sunday call you to roll up your sleeves and persevere through the remainder of Lent by committing to a more...

Do you really know how much God loves you?  Listen to Sunday's Bible readings. It is a reminder for you to surrender all that you have to...

A young girl approached a holy woman for advice: "Please tell me, how do you become holy?” - "Two words." “And what are those words,...

Just a reminder, our Lenten observance this year begins on Ash Wednesday, February 14.  It requires that fasting be observed on Ash...

Imagine what it would have been like to be one of those people in today’s Gospel!  Astonished!  Amazed at Jesus.  He has authority!  He...

Today’s readings call us to be decisive in our faith. Simon, Andrew, James, and John demonstrate this decision for us in their response...

TO ENCOURAGE MORE VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD "Pray for an increase in vocations to the priesthood." Jesus says in Matthew 9:38: "ask the...

As we begin this new year 2024, one of my personal goals is to have more of our young men enter the seminary in order to become priests...

Today, we celebrate the Epiphany of our Lord. "Epiphany" comes from the Greek word meaning “to manifest” or “to make known.” In other...

Happy Holy Family weekend, everyone!  Thanks to everyone who made our Christmas Masses so beautiful!  A lot of people put in a lot a of...