Deacon's Corner

The daily Gospel last Monday was a story that almost every Catholic learns at a young age. Matthew 14:13-21 tells about the miracle of...

Kimberly and I have been spending time this summer at our home near Gaylord and traveling in our motor home.  This past week we made a...

“Give me liberty or give me death!” shouted Patrick Henry to the Second Virginia Convention on March 23, 1775.  It was the dawn of the...

As part of the last Catholic generation to remember what it was like before Vatican II, I never learned how to pray from the heart.  I...

In the Gospel today, Jesus is in a boat with the apostles crossing the Sea of Galilee.  It’s a trip they often make.  Suddenly, a raging...

Last Sunday, Kimberly and I attended Mass at St. Francis of Assisi - a small, historical church nestled in the Smoky Mountains outside of...

Discipleship – the sequel. As I mentioned in my last homily, Christian discipleship means following Jesus and imitating his life. But...

Why do we pray “Lord, have mercy” at the beginning of Mass?  We do so to acknowledge our sinfulness and ask God for forgiveness.  This is...

As you read in Fr. Todd’s cover letter for this bulletin, the combined parish staffs have been working to develop a framework for Parish...

Meet Evelyn, again. Seven years ago, I wrote about my 3-year-old energetic, somewhat precocious but always adorable, red-headed niece in...

Thank you for the positive feedback I received from many of you about my homily last weekend.  I’ve been asked to share the surrender...

What does it mean to be an “active” Catholic?  That’s a good question because I’ve never really seen or heard a good definition.  Many...

When I think of fasting during Lent, I think of giving up or not doing something I really like.  The opposite of fasting is “feasting”. ...

Last Monday, January 8, was the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Even though by then many Christmas trees had already made their way to...

Happy New Year! Did you know that our Knights of Columbus Council will celebrate its 75th anniversary this year since it was founded?...

********************* CALLING ALL MEN!!! ******************** You are invited to join us in January for a men’s retreat the weekend of...

Today is the 1st Sunday of Advent, and as I have mentioned before, it always sneaks up on me. Maybe because it came so quickly after an...

********************* CALLING ALL MEN!!! ******************** You are invited to join us in January for a men’s retreat the weekend of...

As I sat down to write this Deacon’s Corner my mind was more focused on my lost church keys because I had just given up after 30 minutes...

Why can’t non-Catholics receive the Eucharist? The simple reason is this. The Church teaches that to partake of communion in any...