Hello everyone at Sacred Heart! I am very happy to be with you. I very much enjoyed my firstweekend here celebrating the Masses and meeting so many of you. Thank you for being so welcoming and a special thank you to the lay ministers, musicians, and all those who helped me find myway. Another special…
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Somebody prayed in the parish that we Claretians do not leave so soon and well God answered your prayers for us to be here a few more days, so this gives me one more opportunity to share some weekly thoughts with you. As we are in full summertime mode, there are two websites I think…
At this point today, I have almost no words to say. We have preached all we can preach, left the best example we could as a community of servants to Sacred Heart. We pray some words or example from one of the many Claretians who have served here takes root in your heart. But if…
For the last few weeks my thoughts have been going back to a book my spiritual director in seminary (the best director I have ever had) gave me called, “The Cloud of Unknowing.” Written in the late 1300’s by an unknown author, it is dedicated to the art of contemplative prayer. Like Paul’s letter to…
A healthy step intimes of transition is taking a moment to lookback in gratitude, and although I cannot capture all the ways the Claretian Missionaries have added to the life of Sacred Heart, perhaps a recap of some of the highlights would be such a step. Please forgive me if I leave some things out,…
December/Diciembre — 12/29/24 • 12/22/24 • 12/15/24 • 12/08/24 • 12/01/24 November/Noviembre — 11/24/24 • 11/17/24 • 11/10/24 • 11/03/24 October/Octubre — 10/27/24 • 10/20/24 • 10/13/24 • 10/06/24 September/Septiembre — 09/29/24 • 09/22/24 • 09/15/24 • 09/08/24 • 09/01/24 August/Agosto — 08/25/24 • 08/18/24 • 08/11/24 • 08/04/24 July/Julio — 07/28/24 • 07/21/24 •…
Today is the Feast of Corpus Christi, where we honor the body and blood of Christ. It comes one month after our parish’s first communions and is a moment for us to meditate on the great gift of the Eucharist. A few years ago, there was a famous survey by CARA (Center for Applied Research and…
On June 7th this year our patronal feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus will be made even more special by the fact that our Claretian seminarian David Gutierrez, CMF will be professing his final vows with us at the 6pm mass in a bilingual celebration. As we have never had the celebration of final…
Today’s celebration of Pentecost, the coming of the Holy Spirit, is our 3rd most important feast in the Catholic Church. It comes from the Greek meaning “fiftieth” as it is 50 days after Easter. Our Chirstian Pentecost is not to be confused with the Hebrew celebration of a feast called Pentecost which comes from the…
6th Week of Easter Today Jesus gives us our Great Mission, “Love one another as I have loved you.” John 15:12. Today we also participate in the annual project of our Diocese to complete this same mission here in Springfield in the Diocesan Development Fund Collection (DDF). Here I would to share how our diocese…
Today Jesus gives us our Great Mission, “Love one another as I have loved you.” John 15:12. Today we also participate in the annual project of our Diocese to complete this same mission here in Springfield in the Diocesan Development Fund Collection (DDF). Here I would to share how our diocese spreads God’s love with…
