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June 1, 2026

I remember the first time I did something that made me realize I had become just like my father. Many of us have had similar experiences. We reach a certain age and the DNA that has been passed down from generation to generation becomes undeniable. A wife may say . . .

May 27, 2026

  Work continues in Maria Stein as the community heals following the devastating church fire, at St. John the Baptist Church on May 29, 2025. Friday marks the 1-year anniversary of the fire. To mark the occasion, a brief prayer service will be held in the south parking lot of St. John the Baptist Church. The prayer service will . . . .

May 20, 2026

The annual Gate of Heaven Cemetery Memorial Day Field Mass will be celebrated on Monday, May 25. The outdoor wreath laying ceremony and Mass have been celebrated at Gate of Heaven Cemetery for more than five decades, a tradition that gathers hundreds of families. This event. . . .

May 1, 2026

After a difficult winter and a late-arriving spring, we now tend to the ground that has remained fallow through cold days and months of patient waiting for sunlight. As we break ground in our fields and gardens, we soon discover . . .

April 28, 2026

Effective June 1, 2026…Reverend Alex Dugas, appointed to part-time studies in Canon Law at the Catholic University of America. Reverend Louis Bethea, OP, appointed…