TODAY IS THE FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING! The feast celebrates the fact that Jesus is the Universal King, the one who has brought the Father’s love up close and personal for us. In today’s Gospel, as Jesus is hanging on the cross, he is mocked at being a king. What kind of king is…
Last Sunday we had a wonderful celebration for our veterans and their families. There was a blessing for theveterans at the 12:00 noon Mass, followed by a luncheon in the school cafeteria. This was the second year wehave honored our veterans with a Veterans Appreciation Mass and Luncheon. We will continue this traditionnext year. There…
Last Sunday we had a wonderful celebration for our veterans and their families. There was a blessing for theveterans at the 12:00 noon Mass, followed by a luncheon in the school cafeteria. This was the second year wehave honored our veterans with a Veterans Appreciation Mass and Luncheon. We will continue this traditionnext year. There…
Last Sunday we had a wonderful celebration for our veterans and their families. There was a blessing for theveterans at the 12:00 noon Mass, followed by a luncheon in the school cafeteria. This was the second year wehave honored our veterans with a Veterans Appreciation Mass and Luncheon. We will continue this traditionnext year. There…
There have been a lot of advertisements and usage of DNA kits. A lot of people are surprised when theydiscover the results. They weren’t what they expected. Folks who are one nationality thought they would seeresults from the nation from which their ancestors emigrated. What many are discovering is that there weremany inter-marriages between people…
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWLY CONFIRMED YOUNG PEOPLE!!! They celebrated theSacrament of Confirmation yesterday with Bishop Cruz. Now they have a responsibility to us all to give thegift of Jesus to us, guided by the Holy Spirit!CONGRATULATIONS TO HUGH KEFFER!!! Tonight, at the parish of Notre Dame, NorthCaldwell, Hugh will be formally enrolled as a deacon…
This coming Saturday, November 2nd, we once again welcome Bishop Manny Cruz, Vicar of Union County, to our parish as the confirming bishop. He will celebrate the Eucharist and the Sacrament of Confirmation for our young people. BIENVENIDA, BISHOP MANNY!!! CONGRATULATIONS to our young people celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation on Saturday. As they grow…
The recent hot spell we had made all of us uncomfortable. We haven’t had such heat and humidity in a few years. The weather affected a great of the country, including Alaska, where it was 90 degrees in Anchorage. It was the hottest ever there, where the average temperature at this time of year is…
QUARTADECIMA DIE AD VESPERUM PASCHA DOMINI EST: ET IN QUINTADECIMA SOLEMNITATEM CELEBRABITIS ALTISSIMO DOMINO. FOURTEEN DAYS FROM NOW THE PASCH OF THE LORD WILL BEGIN, AND ON THE FIFTEENTH DAY YOU WILL CELEBRATE THE GREAT SOLEMNITY IN HONOR OF GOD MOST HIGH.” A Lenten Sourcebook: The Forty Days, Book Two, p. 112 We are moving…
The weather this winter has been a little strange; the impact of the sex abuse scandal in the church is far reaching; and the continued rancor and infighting in Washington have all made headlines. They may leave us scratching our heads and wondering if there is something positive that can have an impact on us….