Pat Marrin’s Remarks on Corpus Christi Sunday

One of my favorite films is “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” The title is from the Air Force criteria for identifying alien encounters with humans. The first one are sightings and reports. The second is physical evidence. The third kind is actual contact. What we...

Fr Don’s Blog: Truth’s Long Journey

Truth’s Long Journey When Bella Baumfree changed her name to Sojourner Truth in 1843 after being sold and bought four times, suffering decades of enslavement, beatings, rapes, whippings, harsh physical labor, and violent punishment, she was inscribed with a new...
Violence in Our City

Violence in Our City

This past Saturday there was a gathering of folks concerned about Violence in our City.  The retreat was held at St Francis Xavier Catholic Church where outside there is a very prominent display of white crosses representing all those who were killed by violence in...

Fr Don’s Blog: Eucharistic Revival

UPON THIS ROCK Eucharistic Revival Father Don Farnan Jun 6 The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is initiating a three-year Eucharistic revival this month to encourage Catholics and others to grow closer to Jesus through holy communion.  The effort...