Being a good neighbor is important! Our parish church must also be a good neighbor. This does not mean only Fr. Dan and myself, but all of you! We cannot block the driveways of our neighbors! I know parking is difficult, but we must remember to be good neighbors...
Thank you to all our parishioners for making Christmas so beautiful here at St. Benedict’s! The Christmas Concert a couple of weeks ago was fantastic!...
Happy and Holy Advent! During this season of preparation for Christmas let us pray for one another that we do not forget to spiritually prepare for the birth of our Savior. Advent is a special season for the Church...
This week is Thanksgiving! It is a perfect time for us, as a Nation, to stop what we normally do to give thanks to God for all that we have as a country, a parish and as families...
I am very excited and pray you will join me in thejoy of welcoming the travelling image of Our Lady Of Fatima to our parish this coming Tuesday, November 19th. I am excited because I know Our Lady will send our parish family many graces and blessings through her time with us....
Last Sunday, a man was outside of Church before and after the 9:30am and 11am Masses. He was handing out flyers to everyone who came into Church. Deacon Michael, some other parishioners, as well as myself asked him to move to the corner and not hand out his flyers directly in front of the Church. He refused!...
The Archdiocese received very good news recently regarding the safety of our children! A former Federal Judge reviewed all the policies and programs of the Archdiocese and found that the Archdiocese was being very strong and forceful in preventing anymore sexual abuse of minors...
I leave for St. Louis this evening (Sunday, October 6th) to spend the week in class with the other members of Aquinas Institute at St. Louis University...
Next Saturday, October 5th at 12:00 Noon, the annual “Blessing of the Animals” will take place on the front steps of our Church. Bring all your “friends” to receive a Blessing as we invoke the intercession of St. Francis of Assisi for all our so very much loved pets...
Last Sunday (September 15th) after the morning Masses I left for my annual retreat. This year I decided to go to Mt. Saviour Monastery in Elmira, NY. It is about 4 hours north and is a Benedictine Monastery...
There is a new Director of Religious Education since Sr. Joan retired in June. This school year we welcome our new Coordinator of Religious Education, Ms. Joann LaDisa...