by Dan Fuerst | Jan 21, 2026 | Fr. Joe's Letter
Some of you may have noticed that shortly before Christmas we obtained a new piano for the church. The new piano was provided to us through the generosity of and in memory of Betty Garing, who has been a member of Sacred Heart pretty much her whole life. ...
by Dan Fuerst | Jan 14, 2026 | Fr. Joe's Letter
Friday, January 22 will mark the 54th Anniversary of the Supreme Court decision of Roe vs. Wade,which made abortion legal in this country. Even though that decision was overturned in 2023 many states have kept abortion legal and some have even inscribed this...
by Dan Fuerst | Jan 7, 2026 | Fr. Joe's Letter
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. With this celebration we enter into Ordinary Time until Ash Wednesday, which is on February 18 this year. Ordinary Time cannot be understood by the word we choose to describe it. We get the...
by Dan Fuerst | Dec 31, 2025 | Fr. Joe's Letter
Several years ago, I saw a program on EWTN called The Star of Bethlehem , which explored what this star really was, which as it turned out was the coming together of three things: the star Regulus, the king star, the planet Jupiter, the largest or king of the planets,...
by Dan Fuerst | Dec 23, 2025 | Fr. Joe's Letter
Today is the Feast of the Holy Family and the fourth day of Christmas. This is a very good opportunity for all of us to reflect on the image and the example of the Holy Family. As Jesus is the center of the Holy Family, we need to constantly strive to make...
