February 16, 2023
“Brothers and sisters: You know the time; it is the hour now for you to awake from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed; the night is advanced, the...
February 16, 2023
Above him there was an inscription that read, “This is the King of the Jews.” Words from the 23rd chapter of the Gospel according to St. Luke – sisters and brothers, may the Lo...
February 16, 2023
“The day is coming that will set them on fire… but for you who fear my name, there will arise the sun of justice with its healing rays.” Words from 3rd chapter of book of Malac...
February 16, 2023
“They can no longer die, for they are like angels; and they are the children of God because they are the ones who will rise.” Words from our Gospel today from the 20th chapter ...
February 16, 2023
“All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that one who belongs to God may be competent, ...
February 16, 2023
“As they were going they were cleansed. And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him.” Words form ou...
February 16, 2023
“Thus, says the LORD the God of hosts: Woe to the complacent in Zion! They are not made ill by the collapse of Joseph! Therefore, they shall be the first to go into exile, and th...
February 15, 2023
It is exciting that, after a hiatus of a few years because of the pandemic, the Christ Renews His Parish Retreats are formally up and running again! Hundreds of parishioners ha...
February 15, 2023
Often enough, amid the many challenges and forces we come up against, we talk about putting our trust and our faith in God. In the readings of this weekend, it is instead Jesus w...
February 15, 2023
This will be my last column as your Pastor. I’ve struggled with what to write and I keep coming back to what it means to be a Pastor. On October 31, 2020, I was assigned as Admini...
February 15, 2023
By now I am sure you have heard the announcement that I will be leaving St. Mary’s as your Pastor to become the full time Vicar for the Renewal. This was not a position that ...
February 15, 2023
Each week at the conclusion of the prayers of the faithful we have been praying our Prayer for Renewal. I hope that the words of this prayer have been sinking in since we began th...
February 15, 2023
“Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you.” Words from our 1st reading today from the 60th chapter of the prophet Isaiah – sis...
February 15, 2023
As we move toward our 175th Anniversary celebration, we invite you to share your favorite memories of St. Mary Parish and St. Mary School. Whether you are new to St. Mary’s or you...
February 15, 2023
When was the last time that believing in Jesus changed your behavior? Today as Church we celebrate the Epiphany, in which Jesus is reveled to the nations. In other words, Christ i...
February 15, 2023
We herald the fact that God is no distant lord, dwelling in isolation above the heavens, but love incarnate, born like us of a mother, in order to be a brother to each of us, to b...
February 15, 2023
In the wake of the Christmas Blizzard of 2022, St. Mary’s has resumed it’s regular Mass schedule:
Monday – Thursday (Chapel) 7:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Friday (Church) 7:00 a....
February 15, 2023
Merry Christmas! Today we celebrate a Savior being born for all of us. No matter what brought you to church, remember that the baby Jesus was born to save us from our sins. What w...
February 15, 2023
The Roman Church has been singing the “O” Antiphons since at least the eighth century. They are the antiphons that accompany the Magnificat canticle of Evening Prayer from Decemb...
February 15, 2023
One of the great struggles of our western culture is that we are always moving onto the next thing. We rarely appreciate the moment we are in, but are always concerned about ‘what...