When Rosalia Gil faces a problem, she talks it over first with her best friend–God. “Maybe later I will talk with my family,” she explained, “but God first.” Living close to God has become a way of life for Rosalia and her family. She is an altar server and lector at the …
Sometimes God works through miscommunication. As a godparent to four children enrolled in religious education classes, Becky Albertson thought she was supposed to help them find a yearlong service project. By the time she discovered that the requirement was for only one day of service, it was too late. Becky …
Check out this gallery of photos taken during Fr. Michael Rush’s retirement celebration at St. Damien Parish.
With extreme gratitude to Bishop Sullivan, I begin my new assignment as the pastor of St. Damien Parish. As I wrote to my family and friends when I shared with them my new appointment, I am filled with feelings of profound excitement for this new adventure. I come to this …
Be Careful When Pulling Out Weeds In today’s gospel, the owner of the field tells his servants to let the bad weeds grow together with the good wheat. There is a profound lesson here in how we should deal with people, especially our family members. Here is a tale of …
Today we are told the seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest. And we don’t just hear it once. We hear it three times. It’s in our first reading from Isaiah [IS 55:10-11], it’s in our responsorial psalm (PS 65:10-14], and it’s in Matthew’s gospel [MT …
