The parish will have a number of Ash Wednesday services. 6:30am Mass 8:00am Mass 12:15pm Short Prayer Service (no Eucharist) 5:30pm Mass 7:30pm Mass Holy Father Dominic, pray for us! … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2014
“Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Look at the birds in the sky; they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns, yet your … Continue reading
So what’cha doing for Lent? Praedicare will provide a plethora of theological enjoyment–we hope–as the season of preparation commences. Every Sunday, we hope to publish Father Michael’s “Our Pastor’s Corner” (which is also available every Sunday in the bulletin). Every … Continue reading
I think I have six nicknames. It’s a Filipino thing. Like a character in almost any Russian novel, a Pinoy can have at least six nicknames over the course of his or her life. And some of them are actually … Continue reading
Whatcha doin’ for Lent? In the last three years, Ash Wednesday snuck up behind me like the small, annoying, snappy dog. “Wait a minute—it’s when?” I mean, stupid me, it’s not as if Lent doesn’t happen every year, or something. … Continue reading
Jesus said to his disciples, “You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you … Continue reading
Peter was just trying to do the right thing. Today, we celebrate the Feast of the Chair of Peter. We celebrate many things on this day—the charism of unity within the Catholic Church preeminent among them. However, it’s odd, don’t … Continue reading
Brother Brad is a mass media maven. Back in January, he produced a video about one of the essential aspects of a consecrated religious’ life, the Divine Office. What is the Divine Office? It’s the Church breathing. See this amazingly … Continue reading
Brothers and sisters: We speak a wisdom to those who are mature, not a wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age who are passing away. Rather, we speak God’s wisdom, mysterious, hidden, which God predetermined before … Continue reading
We continue our reflections on the definition of the Eucharistic Liturgy. What follows is a re-presentation of the passage from the General Instruction: 16. The celebration of Mass, as the action of Christ and of the People of God arrayed … Continue reading