Category: Messages from Fr. Kevin
Advent and Christmas Eve Schedule – St. Patrick, Hampton & St. Mary, Ackley
December 17 – Advent and Christmas Eve Schedule A word about the FOURTH Sunday of Advent and Christmas Eve Schedules (which is this coming weekend): Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, falls on a Sunday this ye... Read More
Mary in Advent
Dec. 10, 2023 – Mary in Advent As Advent is a season of awaiting the birth of Christ, Mary, as His chosen Mother, is intimately bound up in this season, as she carried Him in her womb. To enter mo... Read More
Christ the King
November 26 – Christ the King This Sunday we celebrate the Feast of Christ the King. This day was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925, after he had witnessed his European world be ravaged by the gre... Read More
The Three Stories of Thanksgiving Day
The Three Stories of Thanksgiving Day In reflecting on this Day of Thanksgiving, I thought of three stories that are bound up in this National Holiday. 1) The story of the first Thanksgiving – The c... Read More
How do we obtain an Indulgences?
Nov. 12, 2023 – Indulgences Part 2 – How do we obtain an Indulgences? Last week I talked about Indulgences, and what they are. This week I want to talk HOW do we actually obtain indulgen... Read More
Catholics and Praying for the Dead
Catholics and Praying for the Dead First of all, a reminder about Masses of All Saints Day, which is a Holy Day of Obligation: Tues. Oct. 31 at 5:30pm at St. Mary’s Ackley Wed. Nov. 1 at 6:30pm at S... Read More
October 22 – A New Archbishop and World Mission Sunday
We have a new Archbishop! This past Wednesday, Thomas Zinkula was installed as the new Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dubuque. It is a beautiful thing to watch a priest who has been a good friend an... Read More
Where did we get the Rosary, anyway?
October is the month of the Rosary. But where did we get the rosary from anyway? It originated from the ancient Christian tradition of the regularly praying the Psalms. This structured prayer of prayi... Read More
