Our Parish Programs Archives: From the Pastor Desk

I congratulate all of our parishioners and all the relatives of our parishioners who will be graduating this spring. May God bless all of our graduates as you move on to your next stage in life. All of us are … Continue reading →

I wanted to thank Dotty Sanning, the teachers, musicians, and parents and all who had a part in our First Communion this year. Lastly, I want to congratulate and thank our First Communicants. Your special day on which you received … Continue reading →

Our Abbey is under the patronage of Our Lady Mediatrix and St. Louis, King of France. The feast of Our Lady Mediatrix reminds us that Mary was the mother of our Savior from whom all graces flow. In this month … Continue reading →

Every month should be Mary’s month for Catholics. Had Mary not agreed to become the Mother of God, our Savior would not have been born. Mary is not only the mother of Jesus but also our mother. She intercedes with … Continue reading →

I have a number of wedding preparations going now. The married vocation is a very exalted one in our Church. Let us thank God for the wonderful gift of marriage and pray that all of the married couples in our … Continue reading →

I am still very grateful for our prayerfully beautiful Holy Week services. I wish I could adequately thank the many people who worked so very hard to enable us to give such worthy honor and praise to our loving Lord … Continue reading →

How good it is to use that triumphant word of Easter joy after a long season without it during Lent. Christ our Savior is risen vanquishing all of the sin and evil of this world including death itself by his … Continue reading →

This is the most important week in the Church’s year. During this week we celebrate the core of our faith, that our Lord suffered, died and rose from the dead to take away our sins and to prepare a place … Continue reading →

Abbot Luke was a remarkably holy and wise man. Without him our monastery, our school, our parish would not be here. Abbot Luke was one of the founding monks of our monastery in 1955, along with Fr. Columba and Fr. … Continue reading →

The feast of St. Joseph this Monday is a good time to think a bit about fathers. St. Joseph is the patron saint of fathers. We know what a caring, faithful father St. Joseph was for Jesus. Today on television … Continue reading →