The Forgiving Father and Adulterous Woman Last weekend and this weekend our Eucharistic liturgies are guided by two of the most powerful reconciliation stories in all of scripture. Last week’s passage is commonly referred to as The Prodigal Son, but I believe the most descriptive title is The Forgiving Father. The prodigal nature of the […]
The Sermon on the Plain Wait, I thought it was the Sermon on the Mount. Perhaps you are aware that this year we are reading a major section of the Gospel of Luke whose author tells the story of this particular event, also called the Beatitudes, much differently than we hear in Matthew. In Luke’s
Take, Bless, Break and Share I envision Eucharistic renewal taking place here at Holy Family in many, many ways. We have already hosted Cardinal Cupich sharing his inspiring presentation Take, Bless, Break and Share. The Cardinal highlights four action words and he underscores one of my biggest suggestions of how to approach the Eucharist, namely
A New Home This year we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family by acknowledging our recent rededication of a unique depiction of a moment in the life of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, now in our Narthex. Rededicated because it has been blessed twice already, once in its original location near our choir in
All Parish Reconciliation Growth Begins is our Advent theme this year. Growth in the form of healing and forgiveness often begins with reconciliation. We offer the Sacrament of Reconciliation EVERY Monday from 5:30-7:00 PM in Church. During Advent and Lent we also extend the time and include additional priests. Please see the website for these
