Holy Week Thank Yous The National Football League has ONE Super Bowl a year. We in the Church world have two – Christmas and Easter. Then we have several other very special liturgies but our two Super Bowls both require much creativity, planning, setup, execution and clean up. The difference is that Christmas is basically […]
Gala ThanksWe revisited and relived the 1980’s with our Gala two weeks ago. The event had great energy and by all standards was a real success. I am sure you know that SO many people work SO hard to make such an event like this fun, creative and successful. Planning takes months of time and
“The lay life is the life of the Church.”Rev. Jean Baptiste Muard, founder of the Edmundite Missions,1843 I really like this quote. I BELIEVE in this quote. It expresses the spirit of Vatican II, only 120 years before the Council was convened. The Edmundite Missionaries have been empowering lay people and respecting the life of
Diaconate There are three Ordinations in the Catholic Church. Ordination is an ancient ritual of calling down the Holy Spirit through the laying on of hands by a Bishop. The first Ordination is to the Diaconate (Deacon); next is Priesthood (Priest); and, finally, to the Episcopacy (Bishop). Other titles, such as Monsignor or Cardinal or
The Trinity, The Ocean and This Week’s Parish Mission I am writing this article admiring the Atlantic Ocean from Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. To use a word that I really like, I am not simply looking at the ocean, I am truly BEHOLDING it. When we behold something, we gaze at it for
