Oct. 4, 2026 This week’s questions: Why did God have so many rules for Israel to follow, especially the nonreligious or moral rules? What should we make of them? This is a fairly common question and point of contention that gets twisted against Catholics whenever we express opposition to something by citing scripture. Someone will always retort: “it says this and this as well in the Bible, why aren’t you doing that etc..” Generally something from Leviticus, like the prohibition against eating...

Sept. 20, 2026 One more parish picnic has been put down in history. A big thank you to everyone who helped put on the picnic this year. The food was great, the games were fun and the music was ok. It was a beautiful day that the good Lord blessed us with, and it was a joy to be able to celebrate another good year at the parishes with so many of you. Quite a bit of planning and preparation goes into this event every year and there are a number of people who work to make sure all the pieces are...

Aug. 23, 2026 This week, as I mentioned at Mass previously, we are attaching a short rundown of the finances of the parishes from the last year. We once again finish the year in the black, in spite of how the totals appear on the sheet. The expenses were higher than the income, however much of the funds used for expenses were previously saved up and didn’t come from the income of the last year, so in reality we have come out ahead again this year. This is all thanks to the generosity of each...