Dear Family and Friends,

Greetings from Honduras!  I hope this finds you well and in good cheer!

Today I have been in Honduras for four weeks, so I thought I’d drop you a line to let you know what’s happening.  I’m delighted

My Dear Friends,
Twelve wonderful years has come and gone since I first arrived at St. Mary’s, and not it is time to move on to the next chapter of my life.
We have done much in our time together, and we

My Dear Friends,
Today we celebrate the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time. On this day, we hear the parable of the mustard seed in the Gospel of Mark (4: 31-32).
Just as the tiny mustard seed can produce a tree big enough

My Dear Friends,
Today we celebrate the 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Ordinary Time, in case you forgot, is composed of all the weeks of the year that are not in the Advent-Christmas season or Lent-Triduum-Easter Season.
In today’s Gospel reading from

My Dear Friends,
Today Catholic Christians celebrate the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, sometimes known as Corpus Christi. In the Gospel passage we have today from St. Mark, we read, “While they were eating, he [Jesus] took bread,

My Dear Friends,
New priest assignments for the Diocese of Raleigh have come out, and our Cape Fear Deanery will be experiencing some changes.
You already know that I will be a full-time missionary priest in Honduras beginning June 25th.  The parish’s

My Dear Friends,
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Pentecost, birthday of the Catholic Church in particular and Christianity in general. Pentecost marks the end of the Easter Season.
The Acts of the Apostles describes this special event in this way:

My Dear Friends,
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord.  In most dioceses of the United States, including the Diocese of Raleigh, this feast day replaces the 7th Sunday of Easter.
This day celebrates the day that Jesus

My Dear Friends,
This weekend, Catholic Christians celebrate the Sixth Sunday of Easter.
In the Acts of the Apostles selection we have for today, we hear, “When Peter entered, Cornelius met him and, falling at his feet, paid him homage. Peter, however,

My Dear Friends,
This weekend, Catholic Christians celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Easter. This is also known as Good Shepherd Sunday.

In today’s Gospel selection from St. John (10: 11-18), Jesus says he is the good shepherd. And unlike hired workers who

My Dear Friends,
This weekend, Catholic Christians celebrate the Third Sunday of Easter.
In today’s Gospel selection from St. Luke (24: 35-48), we hear the story of what has become known as the “Emmaus journey.” In the story, the risen Jesus suddenly

My Dear Friends,
Today Catholic Christians celebrate the Second Sunday of Easter. Since the year 2,000 A.D., this day has also come to be called Divine Mercy Sunday. On this day, we hear of Jesus instituting the Sacrament of Reconciliation after