by Dan Fuerst | Mar 26, 2025 | Fr. Joe's Letter
Today is “Latare Sunday” the halfway point of the Lenten Season. Latare is the Latin word for rejoice. We rejoice not so much because we are halfway through Lent, but because we are that much closer to celebrating the glorious feast of the Resurrection of...
by Dan Fuerst | Mar 19, 2025 | Fr. Joe's Letter
On this Third Sunday of Lent the Word of God calls us to repent, to turn to God and away from the world. Jesus calls us not to look at the events of our lives and the world in the way that the world does. He calls us to remember that God is just and...
by Dan Fuerst | Mar 12, 2025 | Fr. Joe's Letter
Wednesday is the Feast of St. Joseph, the husband of Mary. I am obviously a little partial to the feast of St. Joseph. Nonetheless, this feast gives all of us an opportunity to reflect on the example of faith that the life of St. Joseph gives to us. We do not...
by Dan Fuerst | Mar 6, 2025 | Fr. Joe's Letter
Today is the First Sunday of Lent and we hear of the temptations of Jesus in the Gospel. Matthew, Mark, and Luke all record how Jesus went out into the desert after His baptism in the Jordan to fast and pray. Jesus went to the desert to prepare Himself for...
by Dan Fuerst | Feb 26, 2025 | Fr. Joe's Letter
THE HOLY SEASON OF LENT: Wednesday is Ash Wednesday. Masses are at 7 AM, 9:30 AM, and 7 PM. Ash Wednesday is also a day of fast and abstinence for Catholics. We are to abstain from meat and all Catholics between the ages of 14 and 59 are to fast by...
