Did you know that the Christmas Season is not over?
Our liturgical Christmas Season begins on Christmas Day, and ends about 3 weeks after Christmas with the Baptism of Jesus. Christmas Day...
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Deacon's Corner
Deacon's Corner 1/8/2023
Did you know that the Christmas Season is not over? Our liturgical Christmas Season begins on Christmas Day, and ends about 3 weeks after...
Deacon's Corner, December 25, 2022
This Christmas, may we pause to remember that Little Baby born 2000 years ago whose miracle birth was announced by angels, praised by...
2023 Men's Retreat Information
Week 16 at St. Paul of the Cross Retreat Center, January 27-29, 2023 The weekend retreat begins on Friday with check-in at 4:30 pm. (Your...
10/2/2022
A friend asked me, “what does I.N.R.I. on top of the crucifix mean? Those letters are an abbreviation for “Jesus Nazarenus, Rex...
8/19/2022
A friend asked me, what does ‘one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church’ mean when we say the Creed at Mass? First of all, a creed is a...
Deacon's Corner 9/4/2022
A friend asked me: we use the words “grace”, “mercy”, and “blessing” a lot but what do they really mean? Well, I think it’s kind of like...
8/28/2022
A friend asked me, “why do we pray the St Michael Prayer?” It all started on Oct. 1, 1884 when Pope Leo XIII was deeply disturbed having...
8/21/2022
When Kimberly and I first walked into our previous parish church, St. Joseph Shrine on US-12 in the Irish Hills, we were amazed at the...
8/14/2022
A friend asked me: “What are the Divine Praises, and why do we say ‘Blessed be God Forever’?” The Divine Praises can be prayed anytime,...
8/7/2022
Last week, a friend asked me: Is it OK to say “Oh, my God?” While the phrase “Oh, my God” (or its cousin “OMG”) could be a prayer, it is...
July 31, 2022
Last week, a friend asked me a question: Do priests receive a Guardian Angel when they are ordained? There is a tradition that priests...
Congratulations Deacon John
Congratulations to Deacon John Amthor who celebrates the 11th year of his ordination to the diaconate on Saturday, May 21. We are so...
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