Fr Don’s Blog: Be Light

Just as our church has annual holy days to honor noble saints so does our nation have annual holidays to honor noble citizens.  As we approach Martin Luther King Day (January 19), we’ll be reminded that it is not supposed to be a day off but a day on; some think of it...

Fr Don’s Blog: Post-Christmas

As we reach the twelfth day of Christmas, it is with a little sadness.  Traditionally, it marks the time to turn off holiday lights and pack away decorations giving way to a new year and a return to ordinary life.  The Bible’s final Christmas story is of the Magi, the...

Fr Don’s Blog: Holy Family Plight

Each year, Catholics commemorate aspects of the early life of Jesus on various feasts during the Twelve Days of Christmas.  Included therein is the Gospel story of His family’s flight into Egypt as immigrants who sought asylum from terror in their home country.  In...

Fr Don’s Blog: Dark Christmas

  Written by Father Don Farnan December 22, 2025 Dark Christmas Wanda Bencke wrote the poem, “My First Christmas in Heaven,” after her child died on Christmas Day, 1997.  It has helped millions of people who have lost loved ones during the holiday season to deal...