So HAPPY EASTER! And thanks for spending it with us here at St. Patrick! More than anything else after Lent is over, I like being able to...

Today, more than ever, I wanted to say in the opening greeting: Dear friends in Christ, for 5 SHORT weeks, we have been preparing to...

It was a phrase first used by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel.         He used it to describe how easily the Israelites forgot how God freed...

Who is faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive – and able to leap tall buildings with single bound? Superman -...

Why does a teenage boy, given to one word answers and careless dress, suddenly become concerned about his appearance and sound a bit more...

So just a little light humor before we get serious: A man named John received a parrot, named CHIEF, as a gift. The parrot had a bad...

When Pope Pius XI instituted this feast of Christ the King for the universal Church in 1925 - Christians in many parts of the world were...

11/10/2024   Two widows - the most vulnerable people in a patriarchal society.  And they should humble us.          A starving mother...

To peak your interest – and to catch your attention---  our school's spring musical will be Fiddler on the Roof  -- so stay tuned -- and...

My name is Plutus – I was named after the Greek God of wealth – because that’s what I was, “filthy rich” as you say in your day. I...

Baptist pastor and sociologist, Tony Campolo, gives marriage seminars across the country. In his book, Let me tell you a story, he...

There are a few sayings that help us get through life that we should remind ourselves of from time to time. Sayings like: “charity...

​At the recent Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, Catholic speaker Paul Kim began his talk to teenagers with what he said-- were the...

So mild-mannered Fr. Mike Clary got you eased back into St. Mark’s Gospel last week – and here we will remain until the beginning of...

20 Ordinary:  August 17/18, 2024   Throughout our reading of St. John’s Gospel over the last three weeks – Jesus has said over and over...

16 Ordinary:  July 20/21, 2024   So our guest speaker, Douglas, reminded us last week that we are chosen by God to leave this place and...

13 Ordinary: June 29/30, 2024 It is good to be back. I love to travel and visiting Ireland and Scotland was great – But I do have...

Memorial Day Mass at Resurrection Cemetery: May 27, 2024 Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day and it was established to...

5th Sunday of Easter: April 27/28, 2024 I checked in with Douglas – and like last weekend – he has other commitments – so you’re stuck...

Passion Sunday: March 23/24, 2024 On Ash Wednesday, we started this season of Lent with a question and then a statement. In case...