Ash Wednesday Services
Ash Wednesday Services will be held at 8:00am, 10:00am and 6:30pm.
Carnival This Weekend
Come support the Blessed Sacrament Catholic School and enjoy entertainment, food, rides and this beautiful day.
Aid to the People of Ukraine
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Various Catholic agencies are collecting donations to aid with the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, as people flee to escape Russian bombing and shelling. In the United States, that is through Catholic Relief Services: https://bit.ly/3LWtOKa. Internationally, you can donate through https://www.caritas.org/. The Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia also has a link: https://ukrarcheparchy.us/donate. Two pontifical agencies also […]
Catholic Ministry Appeal
We have heard great stories about people wanting to be a part of the Catholic Ministry Appeal. One family told us their young son was so inspired that he took $50 of his OWN money to contribute. Together we all make a difference.
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily Friday – 02-25-2022
Friday 7th Week in Ordinary Time 2022 Matthew:10-12 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022522.cfm THE BEST OF TIMES – THE WORST OF TIMES What an exciting time when a couple is engaged and comes to me to prepare them for Marriage. The Church provides a 6-month preparation for couples to grow in the Presence of Christ for better or worse, richer […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily Wednesday – 02-23-2022
Wednesday 7th Week in Ordinary Time 2022Matthew 9:38-40 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022322.cfm US AND THEM “Growing up is hard to do,” I remember that song by Ginger and the Snaps. Being a grown-up is hard to do as well. Perhaps you knew a bully or bullies in school. They pick on one or two kids, which is devastating […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily Tuesday – 02-22-2022
Tuesday Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, Apostle 2022Matthew 16:13-19 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022222.cfm THE ROCK WITHIN ME YOU. A majority of us have taken vows. Perhaps you have taken a vow in marriage to God and your spouse. I have taken vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience to Jesus and my religious community. I took a […]
Fr. Rick’s Three Minute Homily Monday – 02-21-2022
Monday 7th Week in Ordinary Time 2022Mark 9:14-29 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022122.cfm AMAZEMENT AT LITTLE MIRACLES Amazement can stop us in our tracks. We have no words to express how something happened, but we know it’s true and real. I often experience this during spiritual direction and especially in the confessional. For the life of me, many times, […]
Fr. Rick’s Three Minute Homily Sunday – 02-20-2022
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022 Luke 6:27-38 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/022022.cfm ONLY CARNIVORES EAT RAW MEAT. There is nothing like catching a whiff of a great steak cooking slowly on a grill. If we are visiting someone, the question, “How do you like your steak?” always comes up. How would we feel if we were visiting someone and […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday – 02-19-2022
Saturday 6th Week in Ordinary Time 2022Mark 9:2-13 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021922.cfm THE DELIGHT OF THE LORD – THE CLOUD WITHIN. We trust the pilot when we get on a jet, and it is pouring down rain. We may not even give it a second thought. Even if there is turbulence and we are shaken up, we […]