Please click the following link to watch our parish Mass for the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/b0NADXai90w posted 1/17/21
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Baptism into Ordinary Time
This weekend we celebrate the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time. If you’ve been paying attention, you might be wondering what happened to the 1st Sunday. In her wisdom, the Church makes the transition from the Season of Christmas into Ordinary Time with the celebration of the Baptism of the Lord, which we celebrated last Sunday. This is certainly fitting, because baptism isContinue reading “Baptism into Ordinary Time”
Psalm 95
“Come, let us sing to the Lord, and shout with joy to the rock who saves us./ Let us approach Him with praise and thanksgiving and sing joyful songs to the Lord./ The Lord is God, the mighty God, the great king above all the gods./ He holds in His hands the depths of the earth and the highest mountains as well./ He madeContinue reading “Psalm 95”
Baptism of the Lord
Please click the following link to view on our YouTube channel the Mass for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord: https://youtu.be/IRrtGggc0SM posted 1/10/21
Vaccines
Last November, the pharmaceutical companies Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca announced that they had developed vaccines that effectively prevent infection by the COVID-19 virus. Not long after the announcement, however, questions were raised by many as to the morality of receiving these vaccines. The issue stems from the use of a morally compromised cell line in various phases of the design & development, production, and testing of these new vaccines. This cell line wasContinue reading “Vaccines”
Christ is Master
In the gospel for today (Mk6:45-52) we find the Apostles on the Sea of Galilee in their boat. Jesus had stayed behind on the shore, going up the mountain alone to pray. As evening falls, the weather gets bad, and the Apostles have a hard time rowing to their destination. From His position on the mountain, JesusContinue reading “Christ is Master”
Feast of the Epiphany
Please click the following link to view the parish Mass for the Feast of the Epiphany on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/gujP1qHJcO4 posted 1/3/21
Solemnity of Mary
Please click the following link to watch our parish Mass for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/FMwkAva1efA
End and Beginning
In ancient Roman mythology, Janus was the god of beginnings and transitions. He was depicted as having two faces, one looking ahead to the future and one looking behind to the past. The month January is named after him because it is the time of transition into a new year from the old. As we comeContinue reading “End and Beginning”
Feast of the Holy Family
Please click the following link to watch the parish Mass for the Feast of the Holy Family on our parish YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/bYnmox-KMAs posted 12/27/20