Feast of Saint Aloysius The Feast of Saint Aloysius is June 21 on the Roman Church Calendar. This year, the 21st is the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, and therefore the saint’s feast would normally be skipped in deference to the Sunday; however, as a parish family, we will celebrate our patron, Aloysius Gonzaga. We will welcome Bishop Caggiano on that day who will celebrate a special Mass at Noon followed by the blessing of

The column this week is taken largely from a reflection on the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ from the University of Notre Dame Alumni Association. I loved its straightforward approach and helpful teaching, so I thought I’d share it with you. Corpus Christi, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, is something like the joyous bookend to Holy Thursday. At the end of Lent on Holy Thursday, we recalled

Nearly every preacher approaches the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity with some trepidation, and I’m one of them. Lately I’ve come to a more meaningful embrace of the Father, Son, and Spirit, so permit me to share some of what I’ve come to understand. The teaching of the Trinity has its share of complexities: “one God, three Persons,” an “everlasting unity,” and so forth. The truth defies logic, but the beauty of it paints