Parable of Life

Parable of Life Twentieth century clergyman and author Norman Vincent Peale made famous his Parable of the Prenatal Baby which he first told to a wealthy and powerful aging man who asked him about the mysterious afterlife.  He told it not to explain an unknowable...

Fr Don’s Blog: Good Shepherd

Good Shepherd By Father Don Farnan on May 9, 2025 As we approach Good Shepherd Sunday, the Catholic Church welcomes our new spiritual father, successor to Peter, and universal shepherd, Pope Leo XIV.  Though his predecessor, Francis, was the first American pope and...

Fr Don’s Blog: House of God

House of God By Father Don Farnan on May 3, 2025 The French term for hospital, Hotel-Dieu, translates into English as “House of God.”  Usually sponsored by religious groups and often operated by nuns or representatives of the church, hospitals served originally as...

Fr Don’s Blog: Blessed to Know Him

Blessed To Know Him By Father Don Farnan on April 21, 2025 The world became a better place because it got to know Francis.  When Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires was introduced as the new pope in March of 2013, he reminded us of God’s merciful love and...

Fr Don’s Blog: The Last Supper

UPON THIS ROCK Last Supper By Father Don Farnan on April 16, 2025 Most of us believe that the Last Supper was a Passover Meal, or Feast of Unleavened Bread—at least that’s the way it is presented in three of the four Gospel accounts.  Matthew, Mark, and Luke report it...