Let us embrace the feast of the Ascension, the preeminent feast of hope, with joy, gratitude, and thanksgiving. And in the grace of this feast, let us resolve to live our daily lives, with their ups and downs, their fears, anxieties, and questions with our hearts fixed on what is above where the Risen Lord...Read More

I’m very happy to share with you today the great Sacrament of Confirmation. I’m grateful to your pastor, Fr. Aaron, to his team, & your parents & sponsors . . . all those who helped you get ready for this important moment in your life.Read More

In today’s Scripture readings, we find two kinds of obstacles to the Church’s mission of evangelization –  those that come from within the Church and those that come from outside the Church.Read More

Earlier today, the world learned of the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first Pontiff born in the United States. The pundits were not betting on someone from the United States. Evidently, the Holy Spirit was.Read More