This weekend we celebrate the feast of the Holy Family of Nazareth: Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. I’m writing to y’all, therefore, with three practical ways that I hope you and your family household will be blessed in the new year. Read more ...
Merry Christmas! I hope you’re not tired of hearing that already. For many people, the Christmas season seems to end on Christmas Day, but for us as Christians (rather than consumers) it is only just beginning. Learn more ...
Christmas is here; it is important you visit or reach out to your relatives and rekindle the fires of family links. Be a source of joy to those who encounter you beginning with your family members. God has visited his people. His people must visit themselves. Read more ...
As we blow past the half-way point of Advent and speed on to the celebration of the Nativity, I want to draw your attention to a very ancient way that the Church has marked with anticipation the final days before Christmas. These are the “O Antiphons” which have their roots in Sacred Scripture and early monastic communal prayer, and are still found in Evening Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours in the seven days leading up to Christmas Eve. Read more ...
I wrote to y’all a few weeks ago about our Synod, and let me tell you: it did not disappoint! Bishop Burns called the Synod to consult the Faithful (that’s all of us) on the direction of the Diocese in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and how to make our local Church thrive. Read more ...
Advent is a time of hope and joyful expectations. The first reading of this Sunday begins by inviting Jerusalem to take off her robe of sadness and put on the splendor and glory of God. The prophet Baruch assures the people that God will do something new and favorable for them. The gospel shows the realization of that prophecy. God intervened in human history and invited human beings to a partnership for salvation. But how? Read more ...
I’ll be away from the parish for a few days this week to participate in the Dallas Diocesan Synod Assembly. You might remember that Bishop Burns announced this Synod in 2020, and since that time a lot of work has gone into gathering ideas and feedback from all the faithful in our area, and then compiling those thoughts into nearly 400 resolutions. Read more ...