Fr. Carter

Dear Parishioners, Right before Easter, a parishioner remarked to me that “Lazarus doesn’t get any credit”. By this, he meant that Lazarus was resurrected before Christ (John 11:1-44) and does…

Dear Parishioners, As Catholics, we believe in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. We celebrate this doctrine whenever we recite the Creed and whenever we celebrate Mass. It really is the…

Dear Parishioners, There were two monks who were traveling together. One day on their journey, they had to cross a river. At the same time, a woman had to cross…

Dear Parishioners, Happy Easter everyone! Today is the highest feast of the whole year. It is greater than St. Joseph’s day, St. Patrick’s day and even Christmas. Today our redemption…

Dear Parishioners, Welcome to Holy Week. It is at this point in the Church’s Liturgical Calendar that we focus on the events that are at the center of our faith:…

Dear Parishioners, The sacrament of Reconciliation will be made available this Wednesday, April 5 at 7 pm during a Deanery Penance Service. (There will also be another one that day…

Dear Parishioners, This Sunday in Lent in known as Laetare Sunday. Laetare is a Latin word that means, “rejoice,” or “be happy”. The priests wear rose colored vestments today in…

From The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A. Kempis Chapter 13: RESISTING TEMPTATION SO LONG as we live in this world we cannot escape suffering and temptation. Whence it is…

Dear Parishioners, As Lent quickly approaches, I just want to share with you many of the events that we will have here at Holy Innocents. We have many opportunities for…

Dear Parishioners, In my previous bulletin article, I gave general advice on how to pick good and meaningful Lenten penances. In this article, I’m going to list some concrete suggestions….