I wish you and all your loved ones a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

In preparation for a joyful Christmas Holy Communion, I encourage all to make a sincere and devout confession. What is Christmas if we are not reborn in the Lord? With this approach we receive the greatest Christmas gift of all.

We always will need a Savior and there is only one: Jesus Christ. His Triumph of Love touches the past, the present, the future even into eternity.

Luke 21:36 Be vigilant at all times and pray that you have the strength to escape the tribulations that are imminent and to stand before the Son of Man.

We know that our salvation depends on our response to the Lord’s proclamation: “Every one that is of the truth, heareth My voice (John 18:37).”

I am glad to be your pastor. You are fine people with fine families. I appreciate all you do or have done for the Lord as the People of God. I sincerely entrust all our endeavors to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

In Honor of the Thanksgiving Day Holiday, the parish office will be closed

Mark 13:24-32 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

We should honor all veterans and remember in prayer those who made the supreme sacrifice by laying down their lives for the sake of our freedoms, all for the love of God, Family, and Country.

Wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it. Right is right even if no one is doing it.

Right is right even if no one is doing it. Wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.

Mark 10:51-52 Jesus said to him in reply, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man replied to Him, “Master, I want to see.” Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has saved you.” Immediately, he received his sight and followed Him on the way.

Mark 10:38 Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I drink or be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?”

I am grateful to all those who build up the parish community at IHM. During my six years as your pastor, I have been deeply touched by your hospitality, kindness, and faith.

Mark 10: 6-9 (6) “But from the beginning of creation, god made them male and female. (7) For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, (8) and the two shall become one flesh. So they are no longer two but one flesh. (9) Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate.”

Our Lord teaches the apostles and all of us the best way to be great in the eyes of God. We must not let ourselves become corrupted by the world, the flesh, and the devil.

Mark 8:32-33 (32) Then Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. (33) At this he turned around and, looking at his disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan. You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.”

Our school has already begun for the year. Our Religious Education program begins today. This task is meant to be taken very seriously.

Mark 7: 14-15 (14) He summoned the crowd again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand. (15) Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person; but the things that come out from within are what defile. [ (16) If any man has ears to hear, let him hear. ]”

Tomorrow, we will join with our fellow Americans in celebrating Labor Day. Many will have the day off. We should take some time to pause and reflect about the dignity of all work. This year many are deeply concerned about those out of work, or those who can’t find a job in the area in which they were trained.