8th Sunday in Ordinary Time © INTRO: March 1st came this week, and I received at CHRISTMAS CANA bulbs to plant ……. with a message that said … “Enjoy planting in spring with full sun!” And spring is right around the corner…….. Also in springtime is what baseball players call: SPRING TRAINING! Spring training for […]

6th Sunday in Ordinary Time © 2025 INTRO: I do get caught up with all those TV shows about rehabbing homes. Property Brothers HGTV Love it or List it Fixer Upper Flip or Flop In these types of TV shows people will buy an old house with the intent of gutting it or REMOVING ALL […]

2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time © INTRO: A little boy complained of “PAIN” all over…. So, his concerned mother took him to the doctor. “So where does it hurt, pal?” said the doctor. “I hurt all over!” the boy said. “What do you mean ALL OVER?” the doctor said. And the boy touched his knee […]

Epiphany 2025 INTRO: When we were kids…………. We used to put up a sign on our bedroom door which said: We did that because we were mad at our brothers and sisters or parents or we wanted nothing to do with others or we were just claiming our own territory. Somehow within us began a […]

Second Sunday of Advent © INTRO: I had to ask myself……. What is the BIG DEAL in this reading with mentioning all the reigning governors and tetrarchs? What is LUKE doing? BASICALLY………. It is like setting the stage with all the “actors” on which JESUS will act. Jesus will intermingle with all these “actors” throughout […]

First Sunday of Advent ( C ) INTRO: One of the most difficulties, if not the most difficulty is the loss of life and the life of our loved ones, whether expected or unexpected…. This loss is HUGE! ??? How many of us have experienced this??? Another kind of loss that the church is trying […]

Dear Parishioners, As I mentioned last week in my pastor letter that this weekend marks a new beginning for the church liturgical year (Advent) and a new beginning for IHM with its needed offertory increase and sanctuary renovation. I eagerly await these outcomes. In reference to the sanctuary renovation, Bishop Malesic requires first a specific […]

Dear Parishioners, Liturgically the whole church ends its worship cycle “B” this weekend and begins a new liturgical worship year with the first Sunday of Advent. During this new beginning of the worship cycle “C” many of our weekend liturgies proclaim the holy Gospel of Luke. As a reminder, there are three liturgical worship cycles […]

Dear Parishioners, The Knights of Columbus once again will be asking for your donated goods beginning this week until December 15th to: Help the Homeless benefitting the Peter Maurin Center I am incredibly grateful for their initiative to perform this corporal work of mercy (“clothe the naked” and “feed the poor”) for our IHM parishioners […]

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) INTRO: Last weekend was the celebration of HALLOWEEN! Typically, one dresses up as another character, another character than themselves to go trick or treating. Like the character of SPIDER MAN, RAGEDY ANN and so on. It is amazing what kinds of costumes there are!!! So, let us talk a […]