Father Todd O. Strange

This week, we celebrate the memorial of a saint that is beloved by many: St. Thomas More. In his youth he had considered a monastic vocation, but eventually realized he was being called to serve God in the world. At age 51 (1529) Thomas was appointed by King Henry VIII to be chancellor of England, though he had no desire for such a prestigious and influential role. King Henry had always admired More’s intellect and integrity. But his admiration ceased when Henry began to make decisions...

As an update regarding our parish website(s), as of now, there are no longer two separate websites for our parishes. Thanks to the generous assistance of a parishioner, we now have one website for both parishes. This is a great step for us as a parish family and will help us to communicate more effectively to our parishioners, and to everyone else. The fact is, so much of the content on the two previous websites is duplicated. As creating one bulletin for both parishes has proven to be of...

Most of you are aware that I am a convert to Catholicism. So, what’s at the core of today’s solemnity was not a part of any experience I had attending Sunday church services. Nobody ever suggested to me that the wafers and tiny glasses of juice that were being passed from person to person in the pews were sacred and certainly not that it was Jesus himself. I’m sure I’ve shared at some point, that although I accompanied others to Catholic Mass a handful of times in my life, in every experience...