Fr. Carter

Dear Parishioners, One of the reasons why some people are not open to religion is that they think that every aspect of religion is unprovable. They don’t believe because they…

Dear Parishioners, Just about everyone I know wants to be nice. Deep down everyone has a need to be accepted and that requires us to bend the way we think…

Dear Parishioners, A couple weeks ago, I took a trip to an Abbey in Missouri. It was quite a wonderful trip and I would like to tell you all about…

Dear Parishioners, This past week, we celebrated the founding of our country. Even though people mainly celebrate Independence Day by hanging out, eating burgers and watching fireworks, it is good…

Dear Parishioners, One thing I love about Catholicism is how open to inquiry it is. Over the nearly 2 millennia the Church has existed, we have faced many challenges to…

Dear Parishioners, In today’s Gospel, we hear of the story of Jesus sleeping in a ship during a storm. The disciples were very afraid of the storm and thought they…

Dear Parishioners, In late May, Pope Francis said something controversial. Specifically, he stated that there is too much “fagotry” (the Italian word is frociaggine which I am told is derogatory)…

Dear Parishioners, Thank you to everyone who participated in the Eucharistic Procession last week on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Our Christ. It is always…

Dear Parishioners, I recently found this lovely prayer that I want to share with you. It is from the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. It is especially appropriate today…

Dear Parishioners, Next week, we will be having a Eucharistic Procession after the Noon Mass in celebration of the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of our Lord, also known…