Epiphany 2021 INTRO: When we were kids………….. We used to put up a sign on our bedroom door which said KEEP OUT! I guess we did that because we were mad at our brothers and sisters or parents or we wanted nothing to do with others or maybe we were just claiming our own territory. […]

HOLY FAMILY SUNDAY 2020 INTRO: I was diagnosed at a very early age with poor eyesight. The eye doctor called it “LAZY EYE” in my right eye. I hated that diagnosis! I am not LAZY. My brother with perfect eye sight teased me mercilessly. “Lazy eye Lazy eye Jimmy’s got a lazy eye! Oh well. […]

Christmas Eve 2020 INTRO: Did you know it is roughly 100 miles from Nazareth to Bethlehem? According to GOOGLE maps it would take about 34 hours to travel the distance on foot, not counting stops for rest – nor does it consider bandits in the desert and a woman at full term pregnancy??? But this […]

Dear Parishioners, DID YOU KNOW?? The CARES act provides important tax incentives, which will expire on December 31, 2020: As you consider a year-end gift to help our parish, please know that that the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES ACT) was signed into law in March of this year and includes important […]

Dear Parishioners, Your charitable giving these past several months made my year and has helped ease the burdens brought on by the pandemic. With 2020 in the rearview mirror, I join the chorus of so many voices ready to say “so long” to the past year! However, as with any challenge, there are always countless […]

Fourth Sunday of Advent (B) INTRO: Who has seen the movie: WIZARD OF OZ? Okay, Dorothy and Toto meet three characters on her way to OZ… FIRST ONE ? SECOND ONE ? THIRD ONE ? What does the FIRST ONE want from the Wizard? What does the SECOND ONE want from the Wizard? And What […]

Dear Parishioners, Well here we are, just about nearing Christmas 2020. Please take time to remember that the Christmas season is about GOD IS WITH US! Look at your nativity set with loving HOPE and the endearing sentimentality that YOU AND I are not left alone in a dark pandemic world, but, comforted by a […]

Dear Parishioners, What an exciting and beautiful Car Raffle DRIVE-IN drawing held on Saturday, December 5th, 2020 at 6:30pm! Amidst a very bitter and winter night there was a para-liturgy about a LIGHT that has shone in the darkness; the light of Christ. Several cars with families were arranged in a fan shape facing the […]

Second Sunday of Advent (B) INTRO: Has this ever happened to you…..tree trimming!!!!?? Families get together; sip some beverages, listening to Christmas music, dividing up the duties of trimming the tree. Suppose you are the one who gets to do the lights…..!!! How many of you like to do the lights???? How many of you […]

Dear Parishioners, A Summit County setback due to rise in cases as we are now in the most dangerous level (4) PURPLE! What does this mean for IHM parishioners? Pray for everyone and be safe and sanitary, but, also, abide by the curfew and the advice as best as possible to remain home except for […]