Dear Parishioners, Praised be Jesus Christ! At the beginning of His ministry, Mary is not only present, but active.  In this, she is the perfect model of intercessor and disciple. Mary saw the need: the poor couple had run out of wine at the wedding reception.  As intercessor, she went to Jesus and, without trying…

Dear Parishioners, Praised be Jesus Christ! In today’s gospel reading, St. Luke writes that after speaking with Herod, the Magi continued their search. “And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them, until it came and stopped over the place where the child was. They were overjoyed at seeing the star…”…

Dear Parishioners, Praised be Jesus Christ! On this Sunday, the Church throughout the world celebrates the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Stepping back, as it were, from the Birth of Jesus at Christmas, we are invited to contemplate the family which constituted the community into which He was born: a…