Words from our Priests
The Eight Beatitudes of Healthy Families
Posted by Fr John Morrissey
(Holy Family Sunday 2018, by Fr. Dick Sparks, C.S.P.)
Rather than assuming, projecting or bemoaning the fact that there are flaws and tensions in your own family-of-origin or in the families that we ourselves have fathered or mothered, or in our workplace or social networks, I’d like to propose ... Read More »
The Blessed Virgin's role in our Salvation
Posted by Fr John Morrissey
VATICAN 11 & THE BLESSED VIRGIN(Cana 1) Vatican 11’s “Constitution on the Church” has a special chapter on the Blessed Virgin. It does not add much to our knowledge of the Blessed Virgin. But it does clarify a few areas, especially the differences between Christ and his Mother and their ... Read More »
Reconciliation and Forgiveness
Posted by Fr John Morrissey
Forgiveness Through the Celebration of Eucharist
Over the years I’ve heard many people express their fears of receiving Holy Communion in the state of mortal sin. These fears are rooted in the words of St. Paul to the Corinthians. St. Paul warned the Christians at Corinth not to receive ... Read More »
Sacred Scripture's Importance in our Lives
Posted by Fr John Morrissey
VATICAN II & THE READING OF SCRIPTURE One of my disappointments over the years is the lack of interest among parishioners in Bible study. Since I came here, I've put on Bible study at least twice a year with a rather poor response. Some years ago, we put on an ... Read More »
Is Communion really the Body and Blood of Christ
Posted by Fr John Morrissey
THE REAL PRESENCE
Some years ago, one of my nieces made her First Holy Communion. Wanting to find out what kids nowadays believe, I asked her what she had been taught about the Blessed Eucharist. She told me that the Blessed Eucharist symbolizes Christ's presence among us.
When I ... Read More »
Homosexuality
Posted by Fr John Morrissey
“Homosexuals can have sometimes been told by their families that they don't belong to them; by their Church that they are desperate sinners; by medical doctors that they are sick; and by the law that they are criminals.”
What is homosexuality? How do you describe or define it?
The ... Read More »