Our parish recently celebrated the groundbreaking for our new church building. The semi-casual event included parishioners of all ages gathered in lawn chairs on the edge of the parking lot, squinting at the shovels stuck in the mound of dirt while waiting for the...
Summer is in full swing in Houston. Over these hot summer months, my parish is taking a break from religious education, there aren’t donuts after Sunday Masses and many families are traveling for vacation. A natural challenge for any parish during the summer is how...
God Sends Angels When God spoke to people in the Old Testament, they often heard a clear voice instructing them. In the New Testament God used Angels to appear and speak on His behalf. Today, in our modern world, we don’t tend to notice a booming voice or...
On June 29, 1951, a young man named Joseph Ratzinger was ordained a priest in Friesing, Germany. Sixty years later, he serves God and the church as Pope Benedict XVI. A few months ago, this rare video emerged online showing the young Ratzinger during his ordination...
In this time of economic uncertainty and financial hardship, many people are focused on their tangible needs: feeding families, paying the bills, clothing their children. I’m fortunate to live in a community that is a bit insulated from the growing poverty and...
