by Dan Fuerst | May 21, 2025 | Fr. Joe's Letter
Tomorrow is Memorial Day, a time for us to remember all who have sacrificed their lives in the service and protection of our freedom and our lives. Over the years many women and men have laid down their lives all over the world so that we, in this great land of...
by Dan Fuerst | May 15, 2025 | Fr. Joe's Letter
WE HAVE A POPE! Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost was elected by the College of Cardinals on May 8, 2025, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. He was born and raised in the Chicago area making him the first pope from the United States of America. We have...
by Dan Fuerst | May 7, 2025 | Fr. Joe's Letter
Today we celebrate Mother’s Day. It is a very special time for us to honor all our mothers and most of all, our Blessed Mother. Our mothers give so much of themselves to us. They care for us, they nurture us physically and spiritually, they guide us through life, they...
by Dan Fuerst | Apr 23, 2025 | Fr. Joe's Letter
“FOR THE SAKE OF HIS SORROWFUL PASSION, HAVE MERCY ON US AND ON THE WHOLE WORLD.” So, we pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy because we and the whole world need to be more aware of the mercy and love of God that is poured out on all of us. Today is the Feast of...
by Dan Fuerst | Apr 15, 2025 | Fr. Joe's Letter
JESUS CHRIST IS RISEN FROM THE DEAD, ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA! This is the reality we celebrate today; the same reality we celebrate every Sunday. For the Christian, the celebration of Jesus’ Resurrection is something that never loses its joy no matter how many times we...
by Dan Fuerst | Apr 10, 2025 | Fr. Joe's Letter
The joyful season of Lent is drawing to a close as we begin Holy Week. This is a very solemn time for us as we enter into the most beautiful and meaningful liturgies that the Church has to offer us. Now is the time for us to enter more fully into the Paschal Mystery,...
