Fr. Joe’s Letter

Fr. Joe’s Letter

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. This feast commemorates Mary and Joseph fulfilling the precept of the Law of Moses, which said that each first-born male child must be offered back to God by sacrificing a pair of turtledoves or...
Fr. Joe’s Letter

Fr. Joe’s Letter

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK is this week: January 26 – February 1.  Catholic schools are a place of learning many things especially our Catholic Faith which teaches us to serve others in charity and a spirit of sacrifice.  We strive to teach our students to be leaders in...
Fr. Joe’s Letter

Fr. Joe’s Letter

November is the month of the Poor Souls.  They are called poor souls because they cannot help themselves in their present condition.  They are in purgatory where they are being cleansed of the temporal punishment due to their sins; only then can they enter...
Fr. Joe’s Letter

Fr. Joe’s Letter

Friday, November 1 is the Feast of All Saints. This is a HOLY DAY OF OBILGATION, which means that we are to participate in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass under the pain of mortal sin. So, to deliberately miss Mass on a Holy Day of Obligation is a matter for...