January 1, 2026 Pope Leo XIV has chosen “Peace be with you all: Towards an ‘unarmed and disarming’ peace” as the World Day of Peace theme for the 2026 World Day of Peace, urging humanity to reject violence and embrace reconciliation rooted in love and justice. The Vatican explains that this vision calls for peace…
GROW AS A DISCIPLE In his Angelus address on the Feast of the Holy Family in 2001, St. John Paul II shared this with those gathered: “If we aspire to a deeper understanding of Jesus’ life and mission, we must draw close to the mystery of the Holy Family of Nazareth to observe and listen.”…
Hello Families, Joseph and Mary are our models for family life and for service of God. Even when the circumstances seemed unclear, Joseph trusted God. Healthy family life is built upon trust, trust in God and trust of one another. Spend some time talking as a family about the importance of trust in your family…
The St. Vincent de Paul Society extends heartfelt thanks to our generous parishioners and community sponsors whose kindness has made a profound difference this year. We are especially thankful for the support of: Men’s Club Kroger Women’s Sodality Bowers Chiropractic 2 Men and a Truck Washington Gas Meijer Google Your generosity, combined with the compassion…
GROW AS A DISCIPLE Throughout my life, I have had a litany of requests for God. I have asked for mundane and ultimately inconsequential favors and also for guidance in much more important matters. But I have often hesitated to ask for the deepest desires of my heart. Those requests feel too big, too impossible,…
Dear Families It is easy to look at our world and become discouraged by the apparent absence of God and signs of God’s salvation. Advent, however, is a season of hope, in which we acknowledge that salvation is both mysteriously present, even in our world, and yet to be fulfilled. Read together today’s Gospel. Think…
GROW AS A DISCIPLE One morning, I woke up feeling exhausted after a fitful night of sleep. I was achy and generally under the weather. Despite this, I made a to-do list because the day’s work still needed to be accomplished. I was determined to not let this sickness interrupt my productivity, even though I…