Category: Messages from Fr. Kevin
July 5, 2026 – The Saints who built the Church of America.
As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States, we might particularly reflect on God’s hand at work on the history of this nation. We can see this especially in the lives and labors o... Read More
June 28, 2026 – St. Thomas More
On June 22, we commemorated St. Thomas More. Thomas More was imprisoned and later executed by King Henry VIII of England in 1535, because Thomas More opposed the King’s breaking away from the Cath... Read More
June 21, 2026 – Consecration of the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
On June 11, 2026, the Vigil of the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the U.S. bishops consecrated the United States of America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Excerpt from Homily of Archbishop Wil... Read More
June 15, 2026 – The month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
June is the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Friday following Corpus Christi Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This devotion to the Sacred Heart was one that devel... Read More
May 31, 2026 – Our Lady of Fatima and the Miracle of the Sun – Fatima, Portugal, 1917
Continuing on the theme of May as the month of Mary, I will share here about Mary’s apparition at Fatima, especially the miracle of the sun at Fatima, Portugal in October of 1917. May 13 is the Fe... Read More
May 24, 2026 – Pray for our newly ordained priests. Meet Fr. Peter Binder!
This weekend we had four men ordained as priests for the Archdiocese of Dubuque! Please pray for our newly ordained priests: Fr. Peter Binder, Fr. Joshua Krischel, Fr. Jacob Francois, and Fr. Th... Read More
May 17, 2026 – Our Lady of Pompeii and Pope Leo’s Anniversary
Bartolo Longo was a young Italian lawyer in the 1860s who had become involved in Satanism and eve was ordained a Satanic priest. However with the help of a Dominican friar and nun, who introduced hi... Read More
May 10, 2026 – The Month of Mothers, the Month of Mary
May is the Month of Mary. Throughout the year we honor Mary in different ways, observing different facets of the Mystery of Christ and the way that Mary is intimately bound up in that. May has come to... Read More
