This weekend we entered into the month of May. This month is traditionally dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. One of the well-known ways of honoring Mary is with a May Crowning, which we will celebrate at our parish at tomorrow morning’s school Mass. A May Crowning is an old tradition in which a crown […]
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Magnificent Models of Holiness: St. Catherine of Siena and Mary, the Mother of God
By Fr. Paul Shovelain Today we honor St. Catherine of Siena, a great female doctor of the church. She played an instrumental role in encouraging a renewal in the church. We ask her intercession as we ask the Holy Spirit to renew and restore us! As we approach Mary’s Month of May, we ask her […]
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St. Joseph the Worker
By Fr. Kevin Magner This Saturday is the memorial of St. Joseph the Worker. Since this has been declared the year of St. Joseph we will be having Mass on Saturday morning at 8:30. The feast day of St. Joseph the Worker is a relatively new one. It was instituted by Pope Pius XII in […]
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Trust in God
By Fr. Paul Shovelain Joseph Nguyen was born in Vietnam and was raised in a devout Catholic family. His father was killed when he was 13 by the rebels from the north and his mother was left alone to raise him and his sisters. She instilled in him a deep faith in God and love […]
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St. Expeditus?
By Fr. Kevin Magner On my calendar I have a memo that today is the feast day of St. Expeditus, a saint you may have never heard about. And that’s okay because he may not have ever existed. My introduction to St. Expeditus was many years ago during a camping trip to the BWCA. After […]
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