Happy Mother’s Day! As a Church we continue to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus during these Great Fifty Days. As a nation we celebrate Mother’s Day. In our prayer and in our Eucharist this day, we give thanks to God for all the women in our lives who have imaged God and have been mother…
Hopefully this story from an unknown author will help us, in these days of the pandemic, to surrender, to relax, to trust, to know that Jesus is in the “driver’s seat” and that all will be well! Pedal! At first I saw God as my observer, my judge, keeping track of the things I did…
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Living the Resurrected Life Last Sunday we began the celebration of the “Great 50 Days” of the Feast of the Resurrection. As we did so, we were mindful that we, who believe in the Resurrection of Jesus, must witness to this belief in and through the way we go about our daily lives. The priorities…
A Little Yeast Has Its Effect All through the Dough Do you not know that a little yeast has its effect all through the dough? Get rid of the old yeast to make of yourselves fresh dough, unleavened loaves, as it were; Christ our Passover has been sacrificed. Let us celebrate the feast not with…
Life Entrusted to the Father This reflection was written by Father Richard Veras and is found in The Magnificat Lenten Companion, Lent 2020. In 1997, Hector Mendez was with his daughter visiting the top of the Empire State Building when a gunman began shooting randomly. When the shots began, Hector saw that his daughter was…
Scroll down for the Pastor’s Column. Visit giving.sdcatholic.org to donate online Watch a video about the Annual Catholic Appeal Click on Play button. The Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA)— Renewing Hope In this month of February, as we begin the Season of Lent, we begin this year’s Diocesan Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA). “Love letters” from me…
The Vineyard The vineyard is a popular Christian symbol. It appears a number of times in the New Testament. Very simply, the earth is the vineyard. We are workers in that vineyard. There were workers before us. There will be workers after us. While we are in the vineyard, we are called to tend it…
Thank You, STM Parish Staff During this past Christmas Season, my mind often turned to those for whom we are thankful. My mind most often turned to our Parish Staff realizing how incredibly grateful I am for them. We are blessed to have these exceptionally hard-working members of our Church Family tirelessly serve us. They…