Love is a word and term that can be difficult to understand. We can love our family, love our country and love an ice cream cone as well. There are obviously different degrees of love and devotion! On Thursday and Friday of this week, we will be observing All Saints Day and All Souls Day. We think of those who have gone before us and have shown us the ways of faith. Love of God and neighbor is a hallmark of the Christian way of living. We strive to be saints. Our love for

This is Mission Sunday weekend, We remember how we are all called to be "missionary disciples" in our time. Our support of the missions shows our dedication to Christ and his call to "teach all nations". My thanks to everyone for your generosity this weekend to this important appeal. October 22 is the day when we remember St. Pope John Paul II. He was certainly someone who had the missionary spirit in our times. During his time as pope we went to as many countries as he cou

As we think about how we want to welcome people to our parish, we know that sometimes this can be more difficult that we might think. Those of us who have been at this parish for a long time feel right at home, and sometimes “newcomers” can be a real challenge. But we are encouraged to remember that “all are welcome” in our faith community! This means that we must greet everyone with kindness and enthusiasm as we see people coming to be a part of our parish. There are so many

We are all familiar with the beautiful prayer that we call the “Our Father.” Sometimes it is also referred to as the “Lord’s Prayer.” We believe that this prayer comes to us directly from Jesus. As He taught His disciples how to pray, He also has taught us. In this prayer, we praise God, ask for help and forgiveness and then do something that is very challenging . . . we ask that God’s Will be done. What does this mean? It is so easy for us to recite this prayer without thin