Dear Parishioners, Beginning this weekend on the Fifth Sunday of Lent, the last two weeks in the season of Lent are called Passiontide. Now the Church shifts her focus from Christ in the desert (the Gospel for the First Sunday of Lent) to Christ during His Passion. The Church marks this shift in many ways. So, walking into church this weekend you may have noticed something striking: the statues were covered. Why the veils? Click the title to read more.

Dear Parishioners, Last week I mentioned that we have the dates for our parish Lenten Mission: March 27th, 28th, and 29th. Each day the mission begins at 6:30pm. On Tuesday, March 28th at 5:30pm we will have two priests hearing confession prior to the talk. Finally on Wednesday, March 29th in addition to the talk, we will also have Eucharistic Adoration. The theme this year is: “Become What You Believe.” Each night of the mission details a different part of the mystery of God enabling us to become like God. Now for the big reveal: the mission preacher is none other than my former pastor (and boss) Fr. Bernard Healey. In addition to being a zealous pastor he is also a dynamic preacher that comes from his many years as a priest. I hope that he does not bring up too many stories of my time as his associate priest! Click the title to read more.

Dear Parishioners, In our church downstairs we are fortunate to have a large hall, kitchen, and two meeting rooms (as well as closet space). Many groups, parishioners, and events use that space. For the past few weeks if you had a chance to use or walk through the Ryan Room downstairs you would have noticed a bit of construction. Rotting wood, bulging plaster and general maintenance needs were all the reasons for the work. Fortunately, that room and the work therein is coming to an end. We should (hopefully by the time you read this) have a partly painted Ryan Room. There will still be more work to do in the weeks ahead, but I wanted to give everyone a quick update. Click the title to read more.

Dear Parishioners, Thank you to everyone who prayed for and supported the Little Sisters of the Poor who visited our parish last weekend. It was an opportunity for us to fulfill two of our Lenten practices: almsgiving and prayer. It may have also fulfilled our fasting as well if we gave up money to the sisters that otherwise would have been used for food or drink. There are so many opportunities to live out these three practices this Lent and each builds off of the other. Click the title to read more.