Many years ago I learned that the instruction “Fear Not” was in the Bible 365 times in one form or another. I believe that God is telling us that HE

To say I am honored to be writing a column for the bulletin this weekend would be an understatement! This weekend, we celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of our

In Sunday’s Gospel, Matthew tells us the story of the Apostles, alone, in the boat during a storm. The winds and waves become very strong and frightening. Jesus came to

It seems like July just started and here we go; August you’re up, and at this point, I feel it necessary to humbly tell August to play nice. Selfishly I

Dear Parish Family, I hope you are having a blessed and enjoyable Summer in spite of all that is going on in our world. This is from a recent homily

“We are family…I got all my sisters with me. We are family…all my brothers, sisters, and me…” You may remember that song by Sister Sledge (actually I paraphrased the last

At this point you want to say to July: “Is it safe to come out now?” Politicians, media, social media continue to pit us against one another. I stopped watching

July 4th marks the birthday of the US. Many commemorate the occasion with fireworks, cookouts, or displaying an American flag. But are there any biblical reasons Christians can find to

It is very easy to get lost in the deep abyss of negativity these days, and if you are watching cable news channels it makes it even worse! I have

God took the strength of a mountain, The majesty of a tree, The warmth of a summer sun, The calm of a quiet sea, The generous soul of nature, The