Parish Articles

Day: June 22, 2022

Fatherhood: A Catholic Actor’s Journey

Jun 16, 2022  by  Kate O’Hare In 2015, upstate New York native Alex Dee came to Los Angeles seeking, like many before and after him, work as an actor. But not just any work. As a serious Catholic, there were things Dee would do, and things he wouldn’t. That made

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Our New Pastor

Fr. Brian Frain, SJAssistant Professor of EducationCollege of Arts and SciencesVan Ackeren 313 Additional Positions  Director, Thomas More Center for Catholic Thought and Culture Degrees  Ed.D. Education, University of RochesterOther Sacred Theology, Weston Jesuit School of TheologyM.A. Divinity, Weston Jesuit School of TheologyM.A. Philosophy, Fordham UniversityM.S. Education, Saint Joseph’s UniversityB.A.

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Bad Excuses (Luke 9:51-62)

by Fr. John Bartunek, LC “You who have been present at this bloody tragedy, learn that all torments seem as nothing to one who has an everlasting crown before his eyes. Your gods are not gods; renounce their worship. He alone for whom I suffer and die is the true

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The Sixth Sunday of Easter

In yesterday’s Gospel, Jesus used the agricultural analogy of a vine to teach us that two lessons:  a)     There must be regular pruning of fruitless branches. b)    Branches that remain close to the vine will bear fruit.  The first lesson, that of pruning, hit home for me personally. I’m wearing a cap on

The Fifth Sunday of Easter

Greetings on a sunny afternoon. Fr. Brian was indisposed this week so we were unable to video our weekly chat of ‘The Thought.’ The buck got passed back to me and here I am taking my pulse on how I am feeling in our world at the moment… Continue on

The Sixth Sunday of Easter

In yesterday’s Gospel, Jesus used the agricultural analogy of a vine to teach us that two lessons:  a)     There must be regular pruning of fruitless branches. b)    Branches that remain close to the vine will bear fruit.  The first lesson, that of pruning, hit home for me personally. I’m wearing a cap on

The Fifth Sunday of Easter

Greetings on a sunny afternoon. Fr. Brian was indisposed this week so we were unable to video our weekly chat of ‘The Thought.’ The buck got passed back to me and here I am taking my pulse on how I am feeling in our world at the moment… Continue on

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