To My Spiritual Family of Holy Redeemer and St. Anthony, Gratitude to Our Catechetical Team: When I read the obituaries of our deceased parishioners, I often notice that many of them spent years teaching Sunday school classes to our children. That was the case with Joe Henry, who we buried recently. Joe spent 22-years as a catechist! Maybe it has always been hard to pass on the faith to the next generation, but these days, it sure seems increasingly difficult...
To My Spiritual Family of Holy Redeemer and St. Anthony, Pray Without Ceasing: St. Paul offers us the challenging exhortation: “Pray without ceasing (1 Thes 5:17).”... Eucharistic Revival: It’s the season for First Holy Communions. What a beautiful season indeed! Seeing our very young ones receive the Body and Blood of Christ for the first time is an uplifting moment for sure...
To My Spiritual Family of Holy Redeemer and St. Anthony, Easter Triduum Thanks: The most solemn and important days of the liturgical year are also some of the most palpably beautiful. I certainly experienced that in my own heart as we celebrated the Easter Mysteries here at the parish. God is at the center of it all, but so many people contributed to making our sacramental celebrations so wonderful. A sincere word of gratitude goes out to ...
To My Spiritual Family of Holy Redeemer and St. Anthony, Resurrection Blessings: Happy Easter everyone! Jesus is Risen! He is risen indeed! If it were not for Easter morning, the long penitential season of Lent would be pointless. If the Lord Jesus had not risen from the tomb, his death on the cross would have simply been a tragic and horrible ending. But Jesus did rise! He is alive!