This weekend, we will celebrate the Sacrament of Anointing at all Masses this weekend. We encourage all parishioners who may need spiritual and physical healing to come forward right after the homily to receive this anointing and prayers from the community. We also ask you to invite any Catholic neighbor or friend who is in…
As we gather on this fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time, we are filled with gratitude for the many blessings that have graced our parish community in recent weeks. We have witnessed the amazing success of the Fr. Murray Basketball Tournament, which not only showcased the talents of our youth but also exemplified the spirit of…
The Men’s faith sharing group meets on Thursday mornings and we are currently reading the book How to Know A Person by David Brooks. This week’s chapter has been particularly insightful and provocative. It challenges us to listen attentively to each other on a deeper level. We often project onto others what we want to…
As we approach the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time, I find myself reflecting on the profound message in this week’s Gospel reading. In it, Jesus calls His first disciples with a simple, yet transformative command: “Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of people.” This invitation, extended to ordinary fishermen, reminds us that…
This week we moved into the “Ordinary Time” of the Church liturgical calendar, and we only have a few weeks to settle into the routine of the new year before entering into the Lenten journey on February 14. Today’s scripture readings for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time are some of my favorite bible…
As we gather in celebration this Sunday for the feast day of the Epiphany, we find ourselves at the intersection of several beautiful gifts: the gift of a new year, the gift of the Three Kings’ journey and the gift of opening the new St. Simon Parish Youth Center. This convergence offers us a profound…
On Sunday, we will celebrate the Feast Day of the Holy Family, and Jesus, Mary and Joseph provide us with a model of love and unity. Their lives were centered on love: love for God, love for each other, and love for all humanity. In their humble dwelling in Nazareth, they showed us that love…
Just over a year ago I led a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and our last site to visit was the Church of the Visitation where Mary went to visit her cousin Elizabeth who was pregnant with John the Baptist. It seemed like an odd place to finish our pilgrimage as we had just finished…
As we enter the third week of Advent, the Church reminds us of the profound significance of joy and peace during this sacred season. Despite the hustle and bustle of these final days of Christmas preparation, it is essential that we not only seek but also live the message of joy and peace. I encourage…
Last weekend, we kicked off Advent with a wonderful Christmas Tree lighting ceremony along with the children’s choir singing carols getting us into the Christmas spirit. Families and friends enjoyed hot chocolate, Christmas cookies served by the student cheer squad. This will surely be a new annual tradition as we had 100’s of children and…