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Thursday, April 11, 2024
Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed!
Here are 7 facts about Easter everyone should know!
1. For many centuries, Christians have had an amazing way of greeting each other! One would say “Christ is Risen” and the other would respond with “He is Risen…
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Happy Easter and Congratulations to our youth who received their First Holy Communion this weekend! This Sunday is the eighth day of the Octave of Easter, so it is still considered Easter Day itself. So keep celebrating. This Sunday is also known as…
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Happy Easter! Christ is risen…He is risen indeed! Easter is a day for great rejoicing. So to get us in a joyful mood, why not share some light-hearted jokes?
Why are Easter bunnies more tired when Easter's in April? —Because they’ve just finished a…
Thursday, March 21, 2024
This Sunday is Palm Sunday, the first day of Holy Week! Here are 3 things to know about today!
1. What is this day called?
The day is called both “Palm Sunday” and “Passion Sunday.” The first name comes from the fact that it commemorates Jesus'…
Thursday, March 14, 2024
I’m finishing my scrutiny series examining the seven deadly sins: “PEWSAGL”, Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Avarice, Gluttony, and Lust. I covered the first five in the last couple weeks and will finish the last two here. I’m using a definition for each…
Thursday, March 7, 2024
I’m continuing my scrutiny series examining the seven deadly sins: “PEWSAGL”, Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Avarice, Gluttony, and Lust. I covered the first two last week, will cover the next three today, and finish the last two next week. I’m using a…
Thursday, February 29, 2024
These next three weeks of Lent are a great time to scrutinize ourselves and make a good confession. Therefore, I’m going to do a three-week series on the seven deadly sins. I like the word “scrutiny” for several reasons. The definition of the word (…
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
First, thank you all so much for the prayers, well-wishes, and sympathy cards for my family. My father, Leo, died on February 11th, 2024, Our Lady of Lourdes (also Super Bowl Sunday). I had the funeral on Thursday, February 15th. My dad was 83 years…
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
In Lent, the question commonly asked is “so what did you give up?” Oftentimes we tend towards giving up ice cream, chocolate, or deserts all together. What many people do not realize is that the Church actually invites us to do 3 things during Lent…
Thursday, February 8, 2024
By April Bailey, Director of Faith Formation
There is a lot happening in this next week. The Superbowl this weekend (go Chiefs)! We are celebrating World Marriage Day and are blessed to have Archbishop Naumann here this weekend to celebrate Mass…