November 21, 2011 By Father Earl Fernandes With Advent, the translation changes of the Roman Missal have taken effect.

November 20, 2011 By Terrance Callan  Christ the King: Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17; 1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28; Matthew 25:31-46 In the United States we do not tend to think very favorably about kings; our country was established by revolution against the king of England.   

November 13, 2011 By Terrance Callan Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6; Matthew 25:14-30

October 27. 2011 By Father Timothy P. Schehr  Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time: Malachi 1:4-10; Psalm 131; 1 Thessalonians 2:7-13; Matthew 23:1-12

October 21, 2011 By Sean Reynolds Looking back over nearly 30 years of marriage, the toughest times were always when our family was stretched thin. We were either too busy or focused on the wrong things, or both. The result? Individually, and as a family, we became emotionally fragile, brittle …

October 21, 2011 By Michael Daley  A while back, wanting some gifts for our kids after a week’s vacation away from them, my wife and I wandered into a toy store. Perusing the aisles, my “Catholic” eyes quickly caught a lunch box prominently displayed on a shelf.

November 4, 2011 By Father Earl Fernandes My last name has been butchered more times than I care to count. Most often it is misspelled as Fernandez. I have also been called Hernandez, Rodriguez, and most recently, Gonzalez. One parishioner calls me Speedy after the famous cartoon character, because I …

October 21, 2011 By Jeanne Hunt If anyone should be nominated for the Foolish Virgins Society poster child, I’m your woman. I have run out of oil so many times, it’s not funny. It comes from convincing myself that I have more oil than I really do.

October 21, 2011 By Father Kyle Schnippel Liturgically, November is certainly my favorite month. Beginning with the two great celebrations of All Saint’s Day and All Soul’s Day and usually concluding with the start of the new liturgical year, there are many things to celebrate. We are naturally called to …

October 21, 2011 Dear Friends in Christ, As we enter into the month of November, we remember our loved ones who have gone home to their eternal resting place. This year, we also enter a time of immediate preparation for the reception of the Roman Missal, Third Edition.