Pastor’s Message October 8th, 2017
Like many Americans, who awoke last Monday morning to learn of the horrific acts of violence that took place early that morning (in our time zone) in Las Vegas, we mourn the many precious and innocent...
View ArticlePastor’s Message October 15th, 2017
Congratulations to those members of our parish who have supported our Capital Campaign, thus far, and are now beginning to see their gifts put to good use. We finally “broke ground,” which signals the...
View ArticlePastor’s Message October 22nd, 2017
American Catholics mark October each year as “Respect Life Month.” Reverence for the sanctity of the human person rightly starts with a defense of the unborn child, for if it didn’t, then all the other...
View ArticlePastor’s Message October 29th, 2017
It seems that whenever I ask people, “What is the first word that comes to your mind when I mention Stewardship?” The answer inevitably is “money.” Their notion may be colored by their experience of...
View ArticlePastor’s Message November 5th, 2017
In these November days, when they days are shorter and the darkness of night comes early, the Church reminds us that as Christians, we always should be full of hope. Why? It’s because we are never...
View ArticlePastor’s Message November 12th, 2017
I’m pleased to announce to you that the long-awaited relic of the blood of Pope St. John Paul will be brought to our parish next weekend. A promised gift from my friend, the Most Rev. Mieczylaus...
View ArticlePastor’s Message November 19th, 2017
October 31st this year marked 500 years since an Augustinian monk, Martin Luther, nailed 95 theses to the chapel door of Wittenberg Castle (the town bulletin board). This action wasn’t (as it is...
View ArticlePastor’s Message November 26th, 2017
If evidence is needed how wrong some media commentators can get a story, look no further than the coverage of Pope Francis’ recent action of witnessing the marriages of 20 couples, some of whom had...
View ArticlePastor’s Message December 3rd, 2017
As we wind down our journey into the last days of Fall, the days grow shorter and the weather becomes cooler. Most of us adapt to the increased darkness as well as the changing weather. Mother Nature...
View ArticlePastor’s Message December 10th, 2017
We had a beautiful Advent beginning last Sunday afternoon with the presentation of “AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS.” So many people came back from the event touched by the beauty of the presentation and...
View ArticlePastor’s Message December 17th, 2017
Do I have to go to Mass twice on Christmas Eve this year? Christmas Eve falls on the 4th Sunday of Advent this year. What does that mean for Mass attendance? Christmas Eve this year falls on a Sunday....
View ArticlePastor’s Message December 24th, 2017
This Fourth Week of Advent will be the shortest of them all – lasting only one day! I often used that last week to make some “last-minute” Christmas purchases. Yet, that won’t be the case this year....
View ArticlePastor’s Message December 31st, 2017
The Christian New Year is celebrated on January 1, one week after the celebration of the birth of Jesus. Over the centuries, the January 1st observance has been known by several different names that...
View ArticlePastor’s Message January 7th, 2018
We are honored to have His Excellency, the Most Reverend Bishop Herbert Bevard of the Diocese of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands to be with us this weekend as he makes his appeal for his twice...
View ArticlePastor’s Message January 14th, 2018
The January 22, 1973, Supreme Court Roe v Wade decision is important for two negative reasons: its flawed reasoning and its destructive effect. In practice, Roe legalized abortion on demand. It has...
View ArticlePastor’s Message January 21st, 2018
One of the foremost opportunities that we have as a parish family is to welcome people to our church and, as a result, to The Church universal. Our participation in numerous programs throughout the...
View ArticlePastor’s Message January 28th, 2018
Across the 50 parishes and missions of our Diocese of Palm Beach, our annual Diocesan Services Appeal for 2018 has begun. With respect to many blessings God has graciously bestowed on us in this life,...
View ArticlePastor’s Message February 4, 2018
When he opened the Jubilee Year of Mercy on December 8, 2015, Pope Francis declared “Mercy is the very foundation of the Church’s life.” It is “the force that reawakens us to new life; the path which ....
View ArticlePastor’s Message February 11th, 2018
Can you believe it? Lent doesn’t begin in the Latin Church until this coming Wednesday, but we’ve already received inquiries on whether Catholics could have a dispensation from observing their Ash...
View ArticlePastor’s Message February 18th, 2018
The annual Lenten season that began last Wednesday is a fitting time to climb the “holy mountain” to Easter. This season has a double character, namely, to prepare both the catechumens and the faithful...
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