From the Pastor
July 15/16 Bulletin Article
Posted by Sara Freed on 7/14/23
Hello Parish Families!
We’d like to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves and share with you our role in ministering to families at St. Mary, St. Peter, and Resurrection parishes. You, as parents, grandparents, godparents, friends, and neighbors, are so important in leading children into an intimate relationship with ... Read More »
July 8/9 Bulletin Article
Posted by Sara Freed on 7/11/23
Hello Parish Families!
We’d like to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves and share with you our role in ministering to families at St. Mary, St. Peter, and Resurrection parishes. You, as parents, grandparents, godparents, friends, and neighbors, are so important in leading children into an intimate relationship with ... Read More »
July 1/2 Bulletin Article
Posted by Sara Freed on 6/30/23
Dear Friends in Christ, Please consider the following from the Catholic Bishops Conference of Ohio:
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Peace be with you!
As Catholics, we are committed to protecting the sanctity of human life no matter the circumstances or stage of development. We live this out ... Read More »
June 24/25 Bulletin Article
Posted by Sara Freed on 6/21/23
Dear Parishioners,
In the last few weeks, thousands of people have been traveling from across our nation, and even from Canada, to a destination in the Midwest that until recently has been unknown. Most of the travelers are religious people, but others are skeptics looking for a reason to ... Read More »
June 17/18 Bulletin Article
Posted by Sara Freed on 6/14/23
Dear Parishioners,
With each passing week, it seems the experience of faithful Christians is becoming more like that of the Church in its early years. Undoubtedly their situation involved more open and blatant persecution than ours, but surprisingly the differences narrow with each passing year. The latest example, as ... Read More »
June 10/11 Bulletin Article
Posted by Sara Freed on 6/08/23
Dear Parishioners,
It is critically important that we are able to answer the two most important questions known to humans: who is God and who are we. These questions are deeply existential and yet the most practical of any question. They are related to each other in that the ... Read More »
June 3/4 Bulletin Article
Posted by Sara Freed on 5/31/23
Dear Parishioners,
My message this week is the third in a series of how our choices affect ourselves and others. As mentioned last week, Adam and Eve fell for the lie of Satan, who says we can commit sin without being adversely affected by it. That thinking has infected ... Read More »
May 27/28 Bulletin Article
Posted by Sara Freed on 5/30/23
Dear Parishioners,
My message this week continues where I ended last week of how our choices affect ourselves and others for the better or the worse. What should we conclude when a priest, teacher, non-profit executive, and a former superintendent of the year are engaging in human sex trafficking? ... Read More »
May 20/21 Bulletin Article
Posted by Sara Freed on 5/17/23
Dear Parishioners,
One of the most powerful statements for any person to thoughtfully reflect upon is the following: either man governs his passions and finds peace, or he lets himself be dominated by them and becomes unhappy. We find these words in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 2339. ... Read More »
May 13/14 Bulletin Article
Posted by Sara Freed on 5/12/23
Dear Parishioners,
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers in our parishes! Today we thank our mothers in a special way for the love and concern they have for us. It is an opportunity for us to reflect on the blessings that God gives us through our mothers and ... Read More »