Category: Messages from Fr. Kevin
April 6, 2025 – “Passiontide” and “Covering of Images & Statues”
You may notice that the Crucifix and/or some statues or images have been covered. The Roman Missal states: “… the practice of covering crosses and images throughout the church from [the fifth] S... Read More
March 30, 2025 – Eucharistic Prayer for Reconciliation
As we’ve been focusing on prayer this Lent, I wanted to share a bit about the central prayer of our Mass, the Eucharistic Prayer. The Eucharistic Prayer is the part of the Mass that begins after t... Read More
March 23, 2025 – Four kinds of prayer (Pray more this Lent!)
There are many different ways to pray, and different kinds of prayer. I want to identify here four kinds of prayer. First, what we offer God 1) Thanksgiving/Blessing – This is thanking God for th... Read More
March 16 – Lectio Divina – How to Pray with Scripture
Last week I offered a number of Scripture passages to “pray with” over Lent as we “journey” to these different “Mountains of prayer.” But how does one pray with Scripture? In our Catho... Read More
March 9, 2025 – On the Mountain with the Lord; Mountains of Prayer
In the Bible, MOUNTAINS are common places of prayer and of encounter with the Lord. In our Sunday readings over Lent, we will journey to a number of Mountains, starting with the Mount of Temptation ... Read More
March 2, 2025 – Pray More this Lent!
Lent is nearly upon us! This week, Wed. March 5 begins Ash Wednesday, the first day of the Lenten Season. Masses for Ash Wednesday will be as follows: 6:30pm – St. Patrick’s in Hampton (Bilingua... Read More
Feb. 23, 2025 – The Church on Immigration – Part 2: Teachings from the Bishops of the United States
To help us understand more fully the Church’s Teaching on Immigration, I drew upon an article by Barb Arland-Fye from the Davenport Diocese’s Paper, “The Catholic Messenger.” Here is compile... Read More
Feb. 16, 2025 – The Church on Immigration – Part 1: Pope Francis’ Letter to the United States Bishops
The following is from Pope Francis’ Letter written to the Bishops of the United States … Jesus Christ, loving everyone with a universal love, educates us in the permanent recognition of the dignit... Read More
