Parish News
What is the Origin of the Stations of the Cross? April 6, 2025
During Lent, the pious practice of the Way of the Cross is a common devotional. This very Catholic form of Liturgical worship - though not…Should I Contemplate or Meditate? YES! April 13, 2025
“God calls each person to an encounter (with Him) known as prayer.” (CCC 2567) This “mysterious encounter” is fundamental to our spiritual life. Two…Chag Pesach Sameach!! April 20, 2025
Happy Passover! Today is Easter so why would I wish you a Happy Passover in Hebrew? Both the Eastern and Western Churches initially referred to…
Rest With the Lord, Francis!
This week we laid to rest Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, who was the 266th successor of Peter, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome,…Conclave… Not the Movie! May 4, 2025
The recent fictitious movie “Conclave” does little justice to the actual working of a Papal Conclave. I thought a brief explanation may be of…Who is Saul / Paul? May 11, 2025
Historical and archeologic records have shown a large Jewish population living in the region of Cilicia (Turkey) in the 1st century AD. The capital of…
Where’s the Joy? May 18, 2025
Remember the iconic fast-food ad Where’s the BEEF? This week’s question is Where’s the JOY? I was asked why we seem to concentrate more on suffering than God’s mercy…What are Religious Orders? June 1, 2025
Pope Leo XIV is the 35th person from a religious order elected to the Chair of Peter. Though you likely have heard the names of…
Flame of Love Rosary, Confession and Adoration
On Tuesday evenings from 6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m., we have adoration, confessions (when Father Mowery is available), and the Flame of Love Rosary. This is a…Get to Know the Augustinian Order – June 8, 2025
Pope Leo XIV is an Augustinian. The Rule of St. Augustine of Hippo, one of the earliest guides for religious life, was written about 400…
It is time to update our Parish Census
It is time to update our Parish Census: We are asking for a few minutes of your time to review the data we have on you…Pope Leo XIII and Catholic Social Teaching: June 15, 2025
Modern Catholic Social Teaching began in 1891 with Pope Leo XIII’s encyclical Rerum Novarum (translated as: Of New Things). Written as the Industrial revolution was…The Council of Nicaea: June 23, 2025
“I Believe in one God...” are the opening words of the Profession of Faith or Nicene Creed. June 19, 2025 marked the 1700th anniversary of…
Scouts resumed on Thursday, September 11
6:00-7:30 Thursdays, meet in the cafeteria and you will be taken to the school building, room 102. In order to continue with Boy Scouts, we…
That Man is You-starts Saturday, September 13
Journey from fear to fearless worship! Returning this fall is That Man Is You!, our parish men’s group, constantly refocused and revitalized. We want to…What is a Dean in the Church? June 29, 2025
The structure of the institution of the Catholic Church has evolved in response to a changing world and the growth of the Church (“the evolving…
SHE started Thursday September 11!
- SHE is a transformative journey designed to meet the deepest longings of the feminine heart. Our program is a sanctuary for women seeking to…Leo XIV’s Christocentric View: July 6, 2025
In recent comments to Italy’s Bishops, Pope Leo XIV affirmed his Christ-centered (Christocentric) view of the Church in the world. This follows the theme of…Vatican II’s Christocentric View: July 13, 2025
Last week’s article explored Pope Leo’s commitment to a Christocentric Church, a central theme of Vatican II. In declaring the Jubilee of 2025, Pope Francis…
Our new Catholic in Recovery Group meets Tuesday evenings at 5:30
Our own Catholic in Recovery Group will have our first meeting, open to everyone, on Tuesday evenings in the Geis Room upstairs in the parish…Q’s from the Pews: How does a virtuous life lead to freedom? July 20, 2025
St. Thomas Aquinas listed four cardinal virtues: prudence (caution), temperance (balance), justice (fairness), and fortitude (perseverance). These virtues, espoused by ancient Greek philosophers, were explored…Q’s from the Pews: What is a Roman Catholic? August 3, 2025
The descriptor “Roman Catholic” is quite commonly used to describe Catholics in the Western world. However, you might not know that the Catholic Church does…
Why are We Catholic? is back, on Wednesday, December 3
6:30 - 8:00 pm in the Cafeteria Due to its popularity, this is becoming a recurrent series of gatherings!Q’s from the Pews: Documents of Vatican II (Snippets –Vol 1/9): August 10, 2025
July 28th began our formal study of the Documents of Vatican II suggested by Pope Francis. Since many of you cannot attend the formal classes,…Advent Class starts November 10: the Gospel of St. John
Advent 2025 Class: Mondays 8:30AM or 6:30 PM Register here - Gospel of St. JohnThis six-week course will focus on the only non-synoptic Gospel. The synoptic…Q’s from the Pews: Documents of Vatican II (Snippets –Vol 2/9): August 17, 2025
Volume II: Lumen Gentium or LG (translated as: Light to the Nations) was the first document worked on, but the second published. This document, along…
Q’s from the Pews: Documents of Vatican II: August 24, 2025
(Snippets –Vol 4/9) Sacrosanctum Concilium: The Constitution on the Liturgy has four goals: “(1) to impart an ever increasing vigor to the Christian life of…Q’s from the Pews: Documents of Vatican II (Snippets –Vol 4/9): September 1, 2025
Dei Verbum (DV), the Second Vatican Council's Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, “(sets) forth authentic doctrine on divine revelation and how it is handed on.”…Q’s from the Pews: Vol (5/9) What is the focus of Gaudium et Spes? September 8, 2025
Gaudium et Spes (Joys and Hopes) begins: “The joys and the hopes, the griefs and the anxieties of the men of this age, especially those…Q’s from the Pews, Vol (6/9) What is the Apostolate of the Laity?
Apostolicam Actuositatem defines the “apostolic activity of the people of God.” This decree of Vatican II, known as the Apostolate of the Laity, calls us…Q’s from the Pews, Vol (7/9): Documents of Vatican II (Vol 7/9) How should we relate to non-Catholic Christians? September 21, 2025
Unitatis Redintegratio (the decree on ecumenism, UR) addresses the divisions that have developed within Christianity. UR notes that anyone validly baptized under the formula prescribed…Q’s from the Pews, Vol 8/9: Documents of Vatican II: September 28, 2025
What is our missionary task in the world? The Second Vatican Council’s decree Ad Gentes (“To the Nations”) reminds us that the entire Church is called to…Q’s from the Pews, Vol 9/9: Documents of Vatican II
What Is the Church’s View on Other Religions and Religious Freedom? The Second Vatican Council’s declaration Dignitatis Humanae (The Dignity of the Human Person, DG)…Q’s from the Pews, What is the Universal Church, a particular church and a Parish?
The word church, derived from the Greek ecclesia, literally means “an assembly gathering.” However, it has come to be applied to many things: groups of…Q’s from the Pews: Does belief in evolution contradict creation? November 2, 2025
Genesis describes the creation of the world as occurring over seven days. The Hebrew word yom, translated as “day,” can refer to a 24-hour period…