What is the Church? What is the Church? What do we mean when we say Church? The word can conjure up many images; a building where people come to pray, the Pope, the Saints, as well as many other images. To understand the Church, we must understand that She is both a gift and a...
Dear Friends, As we are entering the last days of what we call “Ordinary time” we will be entering into the Advent season. With the change of the Church’s seasons, we also have a change in liturgical colors. You will notice the change into Advent when the Deacon and I will...
Dear Friends, As many of you are aware the bishops in the United States have begun a several years “Eucharistic Revival.” This movement is designed to foster a deeper understanding and devotion to this great mystery of Christ’s presence in the Eucharist. One of the ways we at...
Kneeling is an ancient prayer posture, we find it numerous times in both the Old Testament, “Come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.” (Psalm 95:6) and the New Testament, “When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, falling on his...
Are you or someone you know interested in becoming Catholic? Are you an adult Catholic who was baptized but never confirmed? Or are you a Catholic who would like to learn more about your faith? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then I encourage you to sign up for this...
Do Catholics Worship Statues? “Catholics worships statues!” People still make this very silly accusation. These accusations come from a very ignorant understanding of scripture and tradition. When God commanded that we do not worship false idols He did not say that we are not to...
We often hear people in the Church talk about “Discipleship”, but what does the word, “Disciple” mean? Disciple comes from the Latin word, “Disciples” which means “student” or “follower.” When the Gospels talk about Christ calling...
After the Creed, during the celebration of the Mass, we enter what the Church calls, “The Prayer of the Faithful.” This is known by most Catholics as the part of the Mass where specific prayers are offered and the people respond with, “Lord hear our prayer.&rdquo...
Dear friends in Christ, The Easter Triduum is the highest celebration in the Catholic liturgy. The Triduum consists of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and The Easter Vigil. As we prepare ourselves for the celebration of the Triduum, I would like to point out one action of each of the three days to...
Dear friends,We are now entering the final year of the Archdiocese Synod. This has been a wonderful time for the faithful of the Archdiocese to help Archbishop Hebda meet the needs and govern our community.As we enter the final year of the Synod you can play a vital role in helping the...
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