Fr. Joe’s Letter

Fr. Joe’s Letter

If today were not a Sunday, we would celebrate the Birth of Mary in the liturgy.  Please say an extra couple of Hail Mary’s or even the Rosary today in honor of our Blessed Mother.  Mary, Queen of Peace! Pray for us.  Next Sunday is Catechetical...
Fr. Joe’s Letter

Fr. Joe’s Letter

Tomorrow, we celebrate Labor Day, the last holiday of summer. This is a good opportunity to ask God to bless the work of our hands and give thanks to Him for the gift of work through which we make our living, provide for our families, and share our gifts with our...
Fr. Joe’s Letter

Fr. Joe’s Letter

We are about to start another school year here at Sacred Heart School.  The school has been and still is a very important part of our parish family.  The Catholic education of our children in the ways of faith is vital to our Church, our parish family, as...
Fr. Joe’s Letter

Fr. Joe’s Letter

Someone once said something like this, “To live is to change.”  Many of us do not like change and the older we get the less we like change.  However, as we all know, change still happens in our lives and in our relationships.  Change will happen whether...
Fr. Joe’s Letter

Fr. Joe’s Letter

Annual Mission Appeal:  Next weekend we will welcome Fr. Floyd Costan, a diocesan priest, from the Prelature of Isabela de Basilan in the Philippines.  He will conduct our annual appeal for the missions for his prelature.  His place is a small prelature...
Fr. Joe’s Letter

Fr. Joe’s Letter

This past week was Natural Family Planning Awareness Week.  It is very important for all of us to have some knowledge and awareness of NFP and what the Church teaches on this topic in the context of married life and love.  A little bit of knowledge can go a...