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We believe our lives are journeys in Faith; where sometimes the road is straight, but at times the road is twisting and bumpy. No matter where you are in your journey, we want to help you in your continued spiritual growth as a Catholic Christian, to this end, we offer you this website of our Parish.
We hope that you will find this webite helpful. It lists all of the ministries of our Parish. Whether you are seeking guidance, education, or fellowship, I am confident we have a ministry for you. If you are looking to get more involved in the Parish, I hope that the Lord's calling to you can be fulfilled by one of these ministries. Either way, we hope that at least you can see the ways that your Parish is living out Jesus' call to spread the Good News.
- Vatican issues another defense against financial corruption charges - View More
The Vatican has issued a new response to charges of financial mismanagement, saying that accusations of cronyism are based on "incorrect evaluations, or are based on fears not backed up by ...
- Abuse victims among speakers at Vatican conference on abuse scandal - View More
Representatives of 100 bishops' conferences and 30 religious orders are meeting in Rome from February 6-9 to discuss the clerical abuse scandal. Abuse victims are among the conference ...
- Pope speaks on faith in the face of illness - View More
At his Angelus audience on Sunday, February 5, Pope Benedict XVI spoke about the physical cures that Jesus performed, recorded frequently in the Gospels.
All four Gospels, the Pope ...
- Ireland not ready to receive Pope, says archbishop - View More
Ireland is not prepared to receive a visit by Pope Benedict XVI, the Archbishop of Dublin has said.
Speaking on RTE radio, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said that Pope Benedict is still ...
- Prelate describes how current, former Anglicans can enter US ordinariate - View More
Father Jeffrey Steenson, the Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, has issued his first pastoral letter. The ordinariate was established on January 1 to assist ...
- Army censors archbishop's letter on HHS mandate - View More
The US Army has instructed Catholic chaplains not to read a letter from the archbishop responsible for the military forces.
Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who heads the Archdiocese of the ...
- HHS mandate: Catholic governor criticizes 'hyperventilating' - View More
A Catholic governor has defended the Obama adminstration's contraceptive-coverage mandate, which would compel many Catholic institutions to offer coverage for contraception and ...
- Priest murdered in Mexico - View More
The president of the Latin American Episcopal Conference (CELAM) has announced that one of his archdiocesan priests was murdered on January 28.
Father Jenaro Aviña García, 63, heard a ...
- Archbishop Chaput airs anger over theft of archdiocesan funds - View More
Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia has written that the faithful of the archdiocese are right to be angry over reports that a senior financial offered stole $900,000 from the ...
- Illinois priest resigns, refuses to use new translation - View More
An Illinois priest has resigned from active ministry, refusing to accept his bishop's directive that he must use the new English translation of the Roman Missal.
Father William Rowe ...
- Vatican spokesman discusses abuse, financial scandals - View More
It is imperative "to show a firm determination to continue to give a coherent witness to moral values" in the face of the sexual abuse and financial scandals that have affected the Church, ...
- Jesuit college backs down, permits lesbian couple to enter Valentine's contest - View More
A Jesuit college in Philadelphia is permitting a lesbian alumni couple to enter its "How I Met My Hawk Mate" Valentine's Day contest.
The Saint Joseph's University Alumni Association ...
- Mandate is Obama's latest in string of offenses against Catholics, columnist notes - View More
Writing for Catholic Vote.org, Tom Hoopes lists 10 ways in which the Obama administration has offended Catholic voters with its policies. The HHS mandate, he notes, is one in a long line ...
- Blatant media bias seen in Komen-Planned Parenthood controversy - View More
New York Times columnist Ross Douthat has some trenchant observations on the remarkably one-sided media coverage of the furor over the Komen Foundation's short-lived decision to stop its ...
- Orthodox prelates join Catholic bishops in protesting Obama mandate - View More
A group of Orthodox bishops in the US have joined their Catholic counterparts in a public protest against the new Obama administration mandate requiring contraceptive coverage in ...
- <I>USA Today</I> editorial decries HHS mandate - View More
USA Today has come to the defense of the US Catholic Church with an editorial criticizing the Obama administration's mandate for contraceptive coverage in health-care programs. While ...
- Don't let government control culture, columnist argues - View More
In the name of tolerance, government generally remains neutral regarding disputed religious and moral questions. But Robert Royal discerns a problem with that approach:
"Neutrality" ...
- Pope celebrates Presentation, Day of Consecrated Life - View More
Celebrating the feast of the Presentation and the Day of Consecrated Life at Vespers in St. Peter's basilica on February 2, Pope Benedict XVI tied the two observances together in his ...
- Cardinals called to day of reflection before February consistory - View More
Pope Benedict XVI has called all members of the College of Cardinals to join in a day of reflection on February 17, on the eve of the consistory at which he will create 21 new ...
- English bishops to distribute 1 million 'faith cards' - View More
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales has printed one million "faith cards" for distribution to the faithful.
"It's an idea that we had to remind people that they are ...
- Komen Foundation, under fire, reverses policy on Planned Parenthood - View More
Facing enormous public pressure, the Susan G. Komen Foundation has rescinded a decision to drop funding for Planned Parenthood, and issued a public apology for announcing that decision ...
- European evangelization initiative to spread to 72 cities - View More
The president for the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization has announced that the metropolitan missions that are taking place in 12 European cities this Lent will expand ...
- 5 priests arrested in China - View More
Five priests affiliated with the underground Church in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia have been arrested in Erenhot, a small city of 16,000 on the Mongolian border. The five were ...
- SSPX leader: 'we have to say no' - View More
The head of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) has indicated that the traditionalist group remains at odds with the Vatican on key issues regarding the teachings of Vatican II.
In a ...
- Indian nun may face arrest for refusing to allow Hindu ceremony in classroom - View More
Militant Hindus are charging that a Catholic nun "wounded the religious sentiments of the community" when she disrupted a Hindu religious ceremony organized by a student during class in a ...
- Writer plans London temple to atheism - View More
A Swiss writer and philosopher has announced plans to build a £1M ($1.58 million) temple to atheism in London.
"Normally a temple is to Jesus, Mary, or Buddha, but you can build a ...
- Romney rips Obama on HHS mandate; critics rip Romney - View More
In an editorial column for the Washington Examiner, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has denounced the Obama administration for requiring Catholic institutions to provide ...
- Milwaukee archdiocese faces 550 abuse claims in bankruptcy proceeding - View More
More than 550 people have filed claims for compensation because of sexual abuse by clerics of the Milwaukee archdiocese.
The claims were filed just before a deadline imposed by ...
- Vatican Observatory cosponsors exhibition on astronomy - View More
The Vatican Observatory, joined by Italy's National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Pisa University's physics department, is sponsoring "Stories from Another World," an exhibition in Pisa. ...
- Obama address at National Prayer Breakfast - View More
Speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on February 2, President Barack Obama discussed how his faith has influenced his policies and avoided any reference to the ...
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