Fr. Carter

Week of April 9, 2017

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:…

Week of April 2, 2017

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…

Week of March 26, 2017

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…

Week of March 5, 2017

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…

Week of February 26, 2017

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…

Week of February 19, 2017

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….

Week of February 12, 2017

Dear Parishioners, Lent is approaching. Lent is the liturgical season in which we prepare for Easter. It commemorates the forty days that Jesus spent in the desert to prepare for…

Week of February 5, 2017

Dear Parishioners, In today’s Gospel, Our Lord calls His followers the “light of the world”. He calls them the light because God’s light shines through the Church. People should be…

Week of January 29, 2017

Dear Parishioners, Up to the time I entered seminary, I had only attended public school. I went to public school from grade school through high school. And even when I…

Week of January 22, 2017

Dear Parishioners, In John 17, our Lord prays for the entire Church. He prays that He may be glorified in them and that they may all be one. Just as…