With the conclusion of the Easter season, the school year, and our faith formation programs (this Sunday – the solemnity of Corpus Christi – will also be our celebration of First Holy Communions in the central region), we finally enter into the summer...
It was with some sadness that I read the rubrics following the final prayer of Vespers this Sunday: “The Easter Season ends with the conclusion of Evening Prayer.” While I am grateful – and not a little relieved! – to enter into the normalcy...
Last week and this feature two of the three sacraments at which is used the Sacred Chrism – recently blessed by Archbishop Etienne at the Chrism Mass before Holy Week. Over a three-day period, Bishop Schuster visited Saint Anne parish in Forks, Saint Joseph...
A late pastor’s post – quite literally, what with this near-midnight publication – before Sunday starts. The highlight of this week was the Mass on Friday celebrating the election and inauguration of Pope Leo XIV. By happy chance, the Vatican Media...
Habemus papam! After commending Pope Francis to the Lord, we have occasion now to celebrate the election of our new pontiff, Pope Leo XIV. And what a celebration it is, particularly for us who share his homeland of the United States! While we know that the pope is a...
