February 2022 archive of From the Pastor's Desk
IT'S LENTEN SEASON – WHAT IS LENT?
Posted by Karen Neubauer on 2/23/22
Most Catholics seem to be aware of the forty-day period before the feast of Easter. Lent, which comes from the Anglo-Saxon word lencten, meaning “spring,” is a time marked by particular rituals, such as reception of Ashes on Ash Wednesday or the decision to “give up some habits, food ... Read More »
THE HOLY EUCHARIST
Posted by Karen Neubauer on 2/16/22
Among the various dogmas of the Catholic Church, there is none which rest on stronger scripture authority than the doctrine of the Real presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist. One of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church, the Eucharist is a ritual in which, according to ... Read More »