11th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) INTRO: True Story……………. “Who Knows What It Will Bring to Someone?” A church held a clothing drive for the poor and homeless. The parish youth group volunteered to sort, fold, and pack the clothes. The kids…as only kids can do…. Made a GAME of it, trying on items that […]

Dear Parishioners, As you might remember this summer has a HUGE project and capital expense of replacing the roof shingles on the church building, the convent building, and the rectory building. The importance of this much needed capital expense project, (totaling $122,000.00) protects all these buildings and especially on the church building, this offers us […]

10th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) 2024 INTRO: Tell the story of who is the most popular in school. PATRICK IS!!! WHY? He gave me the HIGH FIVE!!!! What is it about that action? Or the “fist bump”? It really makes a point that we are congratulating one another, or that we are united to […]

Corpus Christi June 2, 2024 INTRO: A woman left church on a Sunday morning and was shopping at a small outdoor stand near her New York city apartment. She noticed a homeless woman looking over the fruits and vegetables there. She immediately went up to the woman and asked if she would like to choose […]

Dear Parishioners, After consideration of many responses from our Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, which were overwhelmingly positive, my decision is to have two communion cups of consecrated wine to share with the congregation at each of our weekend Masses, plus, if possible, at our daily Masses as well. PLEASE TAKE NOTE: The ministers who […]

Dear Parishioners, CHRIST ON THE CORNER has been an annual event in May for our parishioners to go out to the homes of our parishioners, the property here at IHM, and places where the poor or veterans can be provided with food and rest to clean up, paint, fix and restore whatever is asked of […]

Pentecost Sunday (B) 2024 INTRO: ANYY RUNNERS OUT THERE? A friend of mine just ran a ½ marathon. He talked about being in the “FLOW”!! ??? I had to look that up. “FLOW IS A STATE OF BEING WHEN WE ARE COMPLETELY FOCUSED. IN THE FLOW OUR WORK SEEMS EFFORTLESS. WE FEEL INSPIRED AND MOTIVATION […]

Dear Parishioners, After consideration of many responses from our Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, which were overwhelmingly positive, my decision is to have two communion cups of consecrated wine to share with the congregation at each of our weekend Masses, plus, if possible, at our daily Masses as well. PLEASE TAKE NOTE: The ministers who […]

Ascension Sunday (B) 2024 INTRO: For those of us who have seen or have run in a relay race, the critical moment in the race is the passing of the baton. More relay races are won or lost at that moment, the passing of the baton. Today’s Feast of the Ascension of the Lord can […]

Sixth Sunday of Easter (B) 2024 INTRO: So, the diocese refers to my being your PASTOR as being APPOINTED! INTERESTING GOSPEL word today …. APPOINTED!!!! “It was I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit.” Presidents and leaders of countries… appoint people as cabinet members, office staff workers, etc.… Obviously, the […]