On Purgatory What is Purgatory? First of all, we need to understand what it is not. It is not Limbo. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI made it very clear that there is, in fact, no such thing as Limbo...

Parish Campus Security             Both the parish and the school have been working to develop a parish campus security plan for the overall campus here at St. Mary...

On Tithing Well, tax season is upon us, and around this time of year, the parish mails out our parish tax letters, and everyone who contributed financially to St. Mary Catholic Parish in calendar...

On Baptism Two weekends ago, we celebrated the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.  That is a celebration that concludes the liturgical season of Christmas and launches the first part of Ordinary...

Suffering With (and Without?) a Purpose Question: “Why would a good God allow physical evils like suffering and death?” Answer: “We do not have full answers to the problem of evil in this life, but...