Michael Orange
Not So Ordinary
As we have transitioned from the joyous season of Christmas, adorned with festive decorations and the resounding echoes of “Gloria in...
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The Clergy Corner
Father George
2 min
From Father George's Desk 1/14/24
From the time I was a seminarian I can remember priests and other liturgical types in the Church talk about the return to “Boring Time”...
Michael Orange
2 min
Attachments Affect Our Path to God If We Are Not Careful
In the tapestry of our earthly existence, the interplay between our secular attachments and our commitment to God forms a delicate yet...
Father George
3 min
From Father George's Desk 1/7/24
Today’s Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord and tomorrow’s Feast of the Baptism of the Lord brings our brief-but-glorious celebration...
Michael Orange
2 min
Let Our Work Begin...
As Catholics, the call to mission is embedded in the very fabric of our faith. It echoes through the Gospels, resonating with the...
Michael Orange
2 min
A New Year Striving for Peace, Hope, & Love
As we stand on the precipice of a new year, our Catholic reflection carries the weight of the world’s challenges, particularly the...
Father George
4 min
From Father George's Desk 12/31/23
This weekend marks four months since my arrival as pastor of the partner parishes of Holy Family and St. John the Evangelist. Those...
Father George
3 min
From Father George's Desk 12/24/2023
Our Advent journey—these precious days of joyful anticipation and preparation—now draws to a close. Throughout the season the liturgy...
Michael Orange
1 min
Twas the Night Before Christmas...viewed a little differently....
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the stable, Not a creature was stirring, not even a table. The manger was set, a cradle...
Father George
3 min
From Father George's Desk 12/17/23
Today our observance of Advent “turns the corner” as we celebrate Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete is the Latin word for rejoice. Back in the...
Michael Orange
2 min
The Soul's Purity to Advent
In the glow of Advent, the third week emerges with the rose-colored candle, symbolizing joy in the midst of anticipation. This Gaudete...
Father George
3 min
From Father George's Desk 12/10/23
On the middle two Sundays of Advent each year, St. John the Baptist, takes center stage. In today’s gospel reading, Mark begins his...
Michael Orange
2 min
Come Expected Baby Jesus
In the anticipation of the Advent season, Catholics embark on a spiritual journey of waiting for the arrival of the baby Jesus, embracing...
Father George
3 min
From Father George's Desk 12/3/2023
The march of time brings us around, once again, to the beginning of Advent and the start of the Year of Grace 2024. Don’t let this...
Michael Orange
2 min
Advent the season that can change our lives...
Advent, the liturgical season that heralds the beginning of the Christian year, possesses a unique power to shape and transform our...
Father George
3 min
From Father George's Desk 11/26/23
Today’s Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe is the final Sunday of the year of grace 2023. As the liturgical year...
Michael Orange
2 min
Journeying to the Cross: Embracing Christ in Daily Living
The cross of Christ stands as the epicenter of our faith, a symbol of sacrificial love and redemption. In our daily lives, the path to...
Father George
2 min
From Father George's Desk 11/19/23
In light of today’s gospel and with our national celebration of Thanksgiving this week, today’s gospel provides us an excellent...
Michael Orange
2 min
Emulating Christ: Healing, Proclaiming, and Teaching the Faith
In the footsteps of Jesus, we find a blueprint for how to live out our faith authentically. He was not merely a teacher or a healer, but...
Father George
3 min
From Father George's Desk 11/12/23
“Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour.’ Over these final weeks of the Church’s liturgical year, our attention...
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