Tonight, we gather to celebrate the birth of a seemingly unknown child born 2,000 years ago to poor parents in a stable in the insignificant city of Bethlehem. What is it about this child born so many years ago halfway across the world that has captivated billions of hearts for over 2,000 years?… Continue reading Christmas 2019
Pro-Life: Helper’s of God’s Precious Infant’s Mass
In just 4 days, we will celebrate the great feast of Christmas. We will gather in awe to celebrate the mystery that God dared to send His only Son into the world as a defenseless child born of the Blessed Virgin Mary. As we gaze upon the manger I can’t help but recall… Continue reading Pro-Life: Helper’s of God’s Precious Infant’s Mass
Christmas Baskets Mass 2019
Have you ever stopped to imagine what people 500 years from now will think about our society? Well if they come across a copy of our newscasts and use that to draw conclusions about our culture they will certainly be surprised that the world still exists. After all it seems that every time… Continue reading Christmas Baskets Mass 2019
3rd Sunday of Advent Year A
It is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, but for some people the holidays are some of the most difficult times of the year. Whether it is the busyness of preparing for Christmas that saps our energy, the stress of financial pressures that seem to be highlighted this time… Continue reading 3rd Sunday of Advent Year A
Christ the King Year C 2019
The New York Times best-selling author and internationally acclaimed social researched, Angela Duckworth has spent her life studying successful people. Early on in her career, while she was still a middle school teacher, she became fascinated with the observation that some of her smartest students were under performing while other less gifted students… Continue reading Christ the King Year C 2019
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Did you ever watch the television show Doomsday Preppers? Neither have I, but for some reason Netflix thinks I should watch it because it’s the first thing that pops up when I log in. Apparently it documents these so called preppers, these people who think the end is about to come and so… Continue reading 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
The other day I was talking with some friends who remarked that it seems like Halloween is dying out. They were lamenting that they didn’t have many trick or treaters visit them this year. Clearly, they have never been to Florissant before because I have never seen Halloween like they do it up here.… Continue reading 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
