2nd Year CONFIRMATION 2° año de Confirmación FIRST CLASS/RETREAT Clase y retiro obligatorio September 27th from 10:30am-5pm Bring pot-luck assigned item Traer el platillo que se le asignó October 4th Mass & Class 11am-2pm October 11th Mass & Class 11am-2pm October 18th Mass & Class 11am-2pm

Every once in a while, someone comes up to me after Mass and tells me: “I loved your column.” Invariably, it was one in which I spoke of my Italian childhood. The stories are nothing special, they describe a simple life which most folks would call “boring.” No excitement, no fabulous trips, no extraordinary events. [...]

Last Sunday I spoke of the importance of discerning between spirits: As St. Paul tells us, “The Spirit says clearly that in later times some believers will desert the Christian faith. They will follow spirits that deceive, and they will believe the teachings of demons.” (1 Tim 4:1) Let me show you what I mean. [...]

Auction Donations Needed This year our school will hold its fifth annual auction fundraiser Saturday, November 14, from 5 to 11 p.m. in the parish overflow. Due to the remodeling of the church, we have decided to have a casual yet exciting western-themed auction this year. Our auction will be complete with a catered barbeque [...]

2nd Year CONFIRMATION 2° año de Confirmación PARENT & TEEN MEETING Junta para papás y jóvenes September 20th from 3-5pm

The other day, on KPIO, 1570 am radio; Mother Angelica was talking about “conditioning.” The word caught my attention because I had been pondering what caused the difference between my generation, when everyone went to church at least on Sunday, and the current generation, when only a small minority keeps even the Sabbath holy.

Every year, our parish participates in the International Missionary Appeal. The Church in the United States has a long tradition of helping missionaries in areas of the world where the church is rapidly growing. It is an honor and a privilege to be able to support the work of evangelization, in response to our Lord’s [...]

I am pleased to announce that we have a new coordinator for our Altar Servers, Mr. Dennis McGrath. I am very grateful to him for his willingness to work with our large number of altar servers. At the same time, I thank our outgoing coordinator, Debbie Richards, who has done such a tremendous job for [...]

Calling all adults who wish to enter the Catholic Church, or all Catholics who wish to receive the sacraments, or who simply want to learn more about their holy faith. Our adult education series, also known as the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA), starts on Friday, September 18th, at 6:30 pm in the [...]