Dear Parishioners, King Herod is one of the key players in our Gospel account this Sunday, so allow me to give a little history of him....

Dear Parishioners, “Why were you looking for me?” It’s the question the boy Jesus asks his parents upon them finding him in the temple....

We’re all familiar with the Beatitudes that Jesus gives during the Sermon on the Mount: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, etc…”

This is an interesting Gospel scene with John the Baptist.

Dear Parishioners, In Baruch’s prophecy, our first reading this Sunday, he says that “God has commanded that every lofty mountain be made...

Jeremiah is given an interesting prophecy. He sees the destruction of Jerusalem and the conquest of Israel by the Babylonians...

I always appreciate the fact that we typically publish our annual report on the feast of Christ the King.

I mentioned in a daily Mass homily the other week that I recently read a book on World War I.

Our Gospel today is the scene in the temple in Jerusalem where Jesus observes a widow putting a couple cents into the collection basket

In ancient Israel sacrifices were being offered all the time in the temple in Jerusalem.

Dear Parishioners, You’ll notice in the Gospels that it varies whether someone with whom Jesus has an interaction follows him or not....

This Sunday happens to be the feast of St. Paul of the Cross, our patron. Happy feast day. Saint Paul would be proud of all of you.

Dear Parishioners, I’ve mentioned before that I’m mediocre at many things: golf, basketball, cooking, piano, and guitar, just to name a...

I recently read a book on leadership written by a Trappist monk titled “Lead Like a Monk” (thank you, Jim, for the gift).

The first reading this weekend gives us a rather insightful episode in the life of Moses.