Happy Epiphany!

As our Christmas season continues into the Epiphany, we thank God for the beautiful celebrations thus far. I am so grateful for the many volunteers and staff that have been hospitable during our very busy time. A tradition I am encouraging you all to partake in this New Year 2026 is the Chalking of the Doors. On January 3rd, our water will be Epiphany Water in our baptismal font.

Merry Christmas!

With great joy and deep affection, I greet you this week as we enter into the Octave Solemnities of the Nativity of Our Lord. This is truly my favorite season of the year. This is a time when the Church is filled with light, hope, and the tender closeness of God made flesh. Every Christmas, my heart is moved again by the same wonder that God has come to dwell among us! This is the time to contemplate the prologue of the Gospel of John to open for us the mystery of who this Child truly is.

Happy Gaudete Sunday!

Today we celebrate the Third Sunday of Advent known as Gaudete Sunday, a day marked by joyful expectation. The rose-colored candle we light reminds us that the coming of the Lord is near, and that even in the waiting, we rejoice.

Our first reading from Isaiah paints a beautiful picture of God’s transforming love, “The desert and the parched land will exult.”

Happy Advent!

As we continue our journey through this Advent season, today’s readings invite us into a deeper spirit of hope, repentance, and renewal. One continuous message is to prepare our hearts for the coming of the Lord.

The prophet Isaiah reminds us of the beautiful promise of a shoot rising from the stump of Jesse fulfilled in Jesus Christ.