A word from Pope Francis ~ “In the face of so many wounds that hurts us and could lead to a hardness of heart, we are called to dive into the sea of prayer, which is the sea of the boundless love of God, in order to experience his tenderness.”   Today we celebrate the 16th Sunday … [Read more...]

A word from Pope Francis ~ “Mercy is the force that reawakens us and instills in us the courage to look to the future with hope.”   We were blessed to have our 4th of July holiday fall on a Sunday last week.  It gave us a welcome 3-day holiday weekend.  We could have not asked … [Read more...]

A word from Pope Francis ~ “The Holy Spirit gives us the strength we need to achieve holiness in the midst of our everyday lives.”  On this final Sunday in June, we celebrate the 13th Sunday in Ordinary time.  Our Gospel reading follows immediately upon last Sunday’s … [Read more...]

A word from Pope Francis ~ “May we never yield to the temptation to disregard others…instead, may we strive daily, in concrete and practical ways, to form a community composed of brothers and sisters who accept and care for one another.”   Happy Father’s Day to all of our … [Read more...]

A word from Pope Francis ~ “Let us implore the grace to hunger for God, with an insatiable desire to receive what he has prepared for us.” Who knew it would take a whole year?  Who knew at the start of the COVID pandemic that it would not be until now that we would be … [Read more...]

A word from Pope Francis ~ “God is the God of surprises, that God is always new: he never contradicts himself, never says that what he had said was wrong, ever, but he always surprises us.”  On this first Sunday in June, we celebrate the feast of “The Most Holy Body and … [Read more...]