Msgr. Nalty Homily – March 4, 2018
A MESSAGE FROM THE ARCHBISHOP
Confessions will be at St. Henry. March 7, 2018 Confession available in all parishes, 5:00 PM-6:30 PM March 14, 2018 Confession available in all parishes, 5:00 PM-6:30 PM March 21, 2018 Confession available in all parishes, 5:00 PM-6:30 PM Click here to read Message from Archbishop Aymond … [Read more...]
REMINDER!
Due to the Fête Francaise there will be no Stations of the Cross on Friday, March 9. The Stations and the Fish Fry will resume on Fridays beginning March 16. … [Read more...]
From the Pastor – March 4, 2018
Jesus said: “Take these out of here, and stop making my Father's house a marketplace.” His disciples recalled the words of Scripture, Zeal for your house will consume me. At this the Jews answered and said to him, “What sign can you show us for doing this?” Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up.” (Jn. 2:16-19) Two weeks ago Jesus was out in the desert, hungry and thirsty. Last week, He was on top of a mountain, gloriously transfigured in dazzling white before Peter, James and John. This week, He’s in the Temple, purifying it. Most of us are familiar with the story of Jesus casting the money-changers out of the Temple, and most of us understand that the scene is more than about a beautiful stone building in Jerusalem. … [Read more...]
Friday Fish Fry
Knights of Columbus will be hosting the Lenten Fish Fry every Friday starting February 27th through March 27th at the Mother Pauline Center. Food will be served after the Stations of the Cross at St. Henry Church. Plates consist of Fried Fish, French Fries or Crawfish Pasta, Cole Slaw, Vegetable, Dessert and a drink for $9.00. You can eat in, or get the food “to go.” Proceeds benefit the KC and Good Shepherd Parish. … [Read more...]
St. Joseph Altar Cookies
Sunday March 4, 2018 Thanks to all who brought bags of flour and sugar and Crisco, and placing them in the large wooden box at the entrance of the church! In preparation for the St. Joseph Altar on Monday, March 19, we will begin making the traditional Italian cookies this Sunday. Anyone who would like to learn how to prepare these delicacies is asked to go to: St. Stephen School on Sunday, March 4 after the 10:30am Mass. It’s a real family affair, and an instruction in the traditions of so many of our parishioners of Italian heritage! For more details, contact Hunter Harris at 417-6066. … [Read more...]
From the Pastor –
Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no fuller on earth could bleach them. (Mk. 9:2-3) Last week Jesus was out in the desert, hungry and thirsty. And this week, He’s on top of a mountain, transfigured in dazzling white before Peter, James and John. This transfiguration has traditionally been interpreted as a preliminary revelation of the glory of Jesus given to His closest collaborators so that they might be strengthened in advance of the scandal of the cross. And in this moment of mystical experience, they also hear a voice from heaven: “Listen to Him.” During Lent, there is something comforting about the transfiguration for us, too. It reminds … [Read more...]
LENT SCHEDULE
Fridays in Lent: There will be Stations of the Cross at the Basilica of St. Stephen with Confession at 5:30pm and the Stations at 6:00pm. Remember that Msgr. Nalty is also in the Confessional from 3:00-3:45pm on Saturdays and 9:00-10:15am on Sundays. … [Read more...]
From the Pastor – February 18, 2018
The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan. (Mk. 1-12) I always look forward to Lent. And this year is no exception. Now that Lent is here, I’m happy to create my own little desert of calm by the Lenten disciplines of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. It’s the perfect remedy for the last two weeks of noise, feasting and excess. One of the good disciplines of Lent is “giving something up.” When I was in seminary, I remember my rector publicly acknowledging that he gave up cigars during Lent. And then one Friday in Lent, I walked by his room and smelled cigar smoke. The next day I asked him about it, and he said that he decided to do something different that year because he felt like everyone knew he gave up cigars. He felt … [Read more...]
