Because this Sunday our parish hosts Pre-Cana

10 Points on Prayer for Engaged Couples1.      Prayer is not private.  You may think, “this is something between me and God. My fiancé prays too. But it is too private. We don’t pray together.” Stop thinking that way. If you are married God will indeed judge the eternal salvation of your soul partially on the …

Holy Thursday and Lay Holiness

Below is my homily from Holy Thursday 2016. Go love like Christ loved. Fr. Naples Holy ThursdayThe Mass for Holy Thursday has two options that I have never seen implemented. First, the celebrant or community can opt not to do the washing of the feet. Secondly there may be an offertory “for the poor” with …