Category: Messages from Fr. Kevin
Happy Birthday, Church! 7 Reasons to go to Mass
Happy Pentecost! Pentecost is sometimes referred to as the “Birthday of the Church” because it is the Holy Spirit given by Christ that makes us more than just a club or service organization, but b... Read More
Institute of Priestly Formation
As some of you know, I have been gone this past week. I was gone attending the “Spiritual Director Training Program” through the “Institute of Priestly Formation” (or IPF for short). This prog... Read More
Why do we call it Easter?
Why do we call this season, “Easter?” In Spanish, we simply call it “Pascua” from the Hebrew word referring to the Jewish “Passover” in Exodus, where the Jews were protected from death by ... Read More
Divine Mercy Sunday
Today, the Second Sunday of Easter, finishing out the “Octave” of Easter (the first eight days of Easter), is known as Divine Mercy Sunday. It a day to particularly remember and commemorate the Di... Read More
Exalt, Let Us Exalt! Christ is Risen!
It is Easter! And I am immensely grateful that we were able to gather in person this year for Easter… Especially coming out of this past year with all the experience from COVID and protests and much... Read More
Passion Week, or Holy Week
I’m very much looking forward to this Holy Week. The Sacred “Triduum” (The Liturgy including Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil), is my favorite moments of the year. Because it is a time f... Read More
Passiontide and Covering Images and 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] Sund... Read More
No Meat Fridays
On Fridays during Lent, we abstain from meat. It’s one of those things that Catholics seem to be known for – Friday night Fish Fry! But why? We abstain from meat on Fridays during Lent in comm... Read More
