Dear Sacred Heart Family This week we will have our communal penance service (Thursday 7pm). I am always humbled when someone comes to this sacrament after being away from it for 10,20, or 40 years. If this is you, I would share one thought, the same one Jesus said time and time again, “do not…
Dear Sacred Heart Family This week in addition to celebrating the 3rd Sunday of Lent, we celebrated the Solemnity of St joseph (March 19) and the memorial of St Patrick (March17). Of these two latter events, I believe that St joseph is truly a model for us this Lenten Season. Even though very little is…
Dear Sacred Heart Family, If there was just one word we could use to sum up this Lenten season it is the word “conversion.” The odd thing is that it still takes many words to understand what is conversion, like change, reformation, transformation, and redesign to name a few. For some people, this word may bring up…
Dear Sacred Heart Family, We know that Lent is our season of penance when we fast, pray, and give alms to get ready for Easter. It might be helpful to look at how & why we do this as we start this season. In a word, Lent is about conversion—to take some time to look…
Dear Sacred Heart Family, This week we celebrate the last week of Ordinary Time and start getting ready for Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, and Lent at the same time our hearts fall under the tragedy of war breaking out in Europe for the first time in 77 years. In today’s Gospel Jesus speaks well to this moment,…
Dear Sacred Heart Family, As you may have noticed we have some new faces on our staff, and I would like to share with you a little about the who’s who at Sacred Heart. Our most recent arrival is Luis Bolanos who has started as our part time youth minister. Luis is a student at OTC and…
Dear Sacred Heart Family, Valentine’s Day, like Christmas and All Hallows’ Eve (Halloween), is one of those days where history and evolution have torn us away from the true meaning and immense beauty of our celebration. Many people no longer feel connected with this day as they are not in an active love relationship or find…
Dear Sacred Heart Family, The Story of the Hurricane We hear in the first reading I am here with you to deliver you God is with us and promises to deliver us from those who fight against us. This is what we hear with Jesus, His own people don’t like what He said and so they…
Dear Sacred Heart Family, Happy Catholic School’s Week! You might be saying “Hey, Father, didn’t we just celebrate Catholic Schools back in early November?” Yes and No. In November is the annual “Discover Catholic Schools Week and this week is the National week to “Celebrate” Catholic Schools. The difference is like our faith, we may pray…
Dear Sacred Heart Family, Around the world, this week is being celebrated as the “Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.” This celebration began in 1908 by the Graymoor Franciscan Friars who have dedicated their lives to live the words of Jesus, “that they all may be one.” (John 17:21) This week is ecumenical in nature, as it…
Dear Sacred Heart Family, This weekend as we remember the life of Martin Luther King Jr, it is agreat time to remember his timeless words, “Everybody can begreat…because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve… You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.”
Dear Sacred Heart Family, Today, the Baptism of the Lord ends our Christmas Season and we mark another new beginning, the beginning of Jesus’ public ministerial life. His baptism also gives us a chance to focus on the significance of our baptism and how we will live it out as a parish Family.
