The past 15 months in the life of the world have brought many unique dynamics affecting just about every aspect of our existence. My natural inclination toward optimism led me to hope that because the entire world was battling a virus that we, as an entire world community, would come together, and in the face […]
Return to Ordinary Time We return to Ordinary Time this weekend, a long period of our church calendar that will conclude in November. Lent interrupted the first phase of Ordinary time in mid-February. It now resumes after Lent and the Easter season, guided by passages from the Gospel of Mark. We hear two images for
Guest post by Fr. Kurt Dear Parishioners & Friends of Holy Family Parish, Father Terry invited me to share some thoughts with you in his Pastor’s Column this weekend as a way of further introducing myself to all of you and telling you more about what I believe is important in the spiritual journey.
Trinity not only guides our belief in the very nature of God, but it is one of three elements, along with our memory and real, authentic presence, that mark the next two weekends. Trinity – three persons and three concepts. We celebrate Trinity Sunday this weekend, Memorial Day on Monday and the Body and Blood
Special guest post from Deacon Dennis Brown “AT THE TABLE: COMMUNION AND DISMISSAL” Deacon Dennis Brown offers an answer to this week’s At the Table series question: Why do we say, “The mass never ends,” at the end of mass? The prescribed wording for the dismissal is “The mass is ended,” but it is our
