Priest Advent Day: On Hope (2 December 2025)
Yesterday the priests of the diocese gathered at the Basilica of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey, Ohio, to help ensure our own strong start
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An Advent Prayer (1 December 2025)
O Sweet Jesus, You come to us with Your infinite love and grace. Please, do not delay Your arrival! Proof of Your goodness abounds and
Preaching Notes – Advent 1st Sunday (30 November 2025)
Advent marks the astonishing intersection of memory and hope. We seek to remember what God has done and this encourages to place ourselves anew in
Grieving and Accompanying Others (22 November 2025)
The Feasts of All Saints (November 1) and All Souls (November 2) open a portal to an especially tender time of year when we recall
R.I.P. Mr. Doug Mark (12 July 2025)
I am among the vast array of people whose Christian living has been made far happier and more meaningful by Doug Mark. I was honored
Preaching Notes / Part 3 of 3 “Jubilee Year”- 3rd Sunday Ordinary Time (January 25, 2025)
Still in Luke 4, Jesus boldly declares the “Lord’s year of favor.” This expression relates to Jewish practice that at the end of every 50th
Preaching Notes / Part 2 of 3 (Luke 4:14-21) – 3rd Sunday Ordinary Time (January 25, 2025)
Sunday’s Gospel jumps from Luke’s “thematic statement” opening (Luke 1:1-4) to the first public event in Jesus’ life when He returns to Galilee in the
Preaching Notes Part 1 – 3rd Sunday Ordinary Time (Luke 1:1-4, 4:14-21)
At the beginning of his Gospel, Luke points out he is writing a version of the good news and that he has a special reason
Feast: Jesus’ Transfiguration – August 6
O Sweet Jesus, grant that your grace – power – may triumph in me and empower me to persevere through life’s trials with eyes set
Pastor's Pondering
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness (July 4, 2024)
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that