6/4/2023
In our 2nd reading today, St. Paul tells the Christians in Corinth “mend your ways, encourage one another, agree with one another, live...
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Deacon's Corner
5/21/2023
Saying ‘goodbye’ is never easy. Before my son, Justin, left for his 4th deployment with the Marines, he sat down with his two and a half...
5/7/2023 Deacon's Corner
We hear in the 1st reading from Acts Chapter 6 how the early church was having a logistics problem. This occurred sometime within the...
4/23/2023
I saw a bumper sticker last week that read “I love Jesus, too. But I still cuss a little.” Although I found humor in it at first, I got...
4/16/2023
Holy Week is over. We prayed together on Palm Sunday, at weekday Masses and Adoration, on Holy Thursday for the Mass of the Last Supper,...
4/9/2023
HAPPY EASTER! We made it! Lent is over and it is Spring! But, just what are we celebrating today? What is Easter all about? If Easter had...
4/2/2023
I invite you to join us in our Tenebrae Service on the evening of Good Friday as we accompany Jesus into the dark shadows of His last...
When do the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ at Mass?
A friend asked me “exactly when do the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ at Mass?” This question was debated for...
Jesus' temptation in the desert
In today’s Gospel, we hear that the devil tempted Jesus in the desert as he fasted and prayed before beginning his ministry. This story...
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...
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...
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