Dear Sacred Heart and St. Mary on the Lake, This weekend includes the feast day for St.Patrick. I want to pass on his most famous prayer,...

An encouragement to the men of our parishes—the Men’s Conference is coming up next week, the 16th . Take this time to invest in your...

Many Blessings as you continue your Lenten journey! Any good Lent will have times that really stretch us, times where we fail but get...

Dear Sacred Heart and St. Mary on the Lake, On behalf of the many, many people who are supported by this year’s Diocesan Service Appeal,...

Dear Sacred Heart and St. Mary on the Lake, Blessed Lent!  Part of the blessing of this season is to realize that we will fall and God...

We will be celebrating Catholic Schools Week this week. I am deeply grateful for our Sacred Heart School and our mission in our...

This is a funny liturgical year with how quickly our major feasts are happening.  Advent was as short as it could possibly be with...

As we enter this New Year, I invite you to look back over the past year and see what the unexpected blessings were.  Too often in the...

Blessed New Year! Blessed Feast of the Epiphany when we celebrate the three wise men who seek Christ, and in seeking find Him. In them we...

In helping each parish, and grouping of parishes, come up with a strategic pastoral plan, the Diocese is working from their vision of a...

Isaiah 9:1-6 “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; Upon those who lived in a land of gloom a light has shone. You...

It is always unique when Christmas falls on a Monday. How does that work with going to Mass? Well, in this case there are two...

Over the past three months I, along with our key staff members, have attended three all-day meetings hosted by the Diocese in partnership...

We begin this Holy Season of Advent. We wear purple as a sign of preparation and penance, for this is a time when we strive to make room...

Many Blessings this Thanksgiving Week as you are with your friends and families! We will have Mass Thanksgiving morning at both parishes-...

Dear Sacred Heart and St. Mary on the Lake, Two years ago, the Diocese hired the Stier group to conduct a feasibility study for a...

The Fall clean-up at Calvary Cemetery will be Nov 4-Nov 23. Here is a reminder of some guidelines: · All wreaths and flowers, real or...

Dear Sacred Heart and St. Mary on the Lake, This week we have two important days. November 1st is All Saints Day, a holy day of...

One of the most profoundly moving parts of being a priest is accompanying people in the last stages of their life. Of those moments I...

Dear Sacred Heart & St. Mary on the Lake, We have partnered with several other parishes in Jackson and Lenawee Counties and the Diocese...