May 12, 2022 Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. John’s, As we complete the Sacraments of Initiation at SJB with 60 First Communions and 42 Confirmations over the last two weekends, we look to the Sacraments of Service. Christ gives the Church two Sacraments of Service, namely Holy Orders and Marriage. In these two sacraments, […]

May 5, 2022 Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. John’s, “Mothers are the most important people,” exclaimed my Grandma Shovelain on our Facebook Live video two years ago. “You need to love Mary, as she is the Mother of God!” Grandma Irene had a very deep love for Mary and instilled that in me as well as […]

April 28, 2022 Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. John’s, As a parish, we work with parents to form their children in the faith. This task is extremely difficult in our culture that is becoming increasingly secular and relativistic. Society worships actors, musicians, and athletes while promoting ideologies that are anti-Christian. These influences work against what Catholic parents […]

April 21, 2022 Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. John’s, Cock-a-doodle do! I was hopeful that crowing like a rooster would be memorable for our parishioners, and hence, I began my Easter homily with my best rooster impression. For Peter, that rooster crowing, was indeed memorable. It was at that moment, his Restoration to Life began! He […]

April 13, 2022 Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. John’s, Early Edition: This week’s email is an Early Edition, and it reminds me of the TV show, Early Edition, which my family watched growing up. The main character would receive an early edition of the newspaper so he knew what was going to happen and then he […]