May 28, 2017

I. Father James C. Dennis was ordained a priest on May 28, 2016. Remembering back when I was a “baby” priest, the first five years were wonderful years of learning and growing into that vocation of being a priest. Father Jamie inspires me in how he handles his handicap of blindness, which tends to sharpen…

May 21, 2017

I. Confirmation Formation: Bishop William Medley will confirm 23 teenagers on Pentecost Sunday, June 4th, at the 11:00 a.m. Mass. A special thanks to the confirmation team–Katelyn West, Sister Jeannette Fennenwald, Fr. Jamie Dennis, and Corey Bruns–for your leadership. The preparation has included nine sessions (approximately one per month), as well as three retreats–the day with…

May 14, 2017

I. Happy Mother’s Day! Taking one day of the year to remember what we should be doing every day–appreciating and honoring our mother!  The people closest to us and who mean the most, we often take for granted. True?  Today might be the time to make contact with your mother, grandmother, godmother, aunt, or “surrogate”…

May 7, 2017

I. Living or Deceased, Honor Your Mother:  to each person who attended her mother’s memorial service on May 10, 1908, Anna M. Jarvis gave a carnation (her mother’s favorite flower). Within the next few years the idea of a day to honor mothers gained popularity. President Woodrow Wilson, by an act of Congress on May…