Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
Dear Epiphany Family,Congratulations to a son of the parish (St. Thomas Aquinas), Fr. Earl Fernandes, on being named bishop-elect of the diocese of Columbus! Several people have already spoken of their pride in having gone to school with him or knowing his family. I was able to watch his introductory press conference for the diocese […]
5th Sunday of Lent – Accept
1 Peter 2:4-5Come to him, a living stone, rejected by human beings but chosen and precious in the sight of God, and, like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Heavenly Father, you provide for all our […]
4th Sunday of Lent – Reconcile
1 Peter 2:4-5Come to him, a living stone, rejected by human beings but chosen and precious in the sight of God, and, like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Heavenly Father, you provide for all our […]
3rd Sunday of Lent – Repent
1 Peter 2:4-5Come to him, a living stone, rejected by human beings but chosen and precious in the sight of God, and, like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Heavenly Father, you provide for all our […]
2nd Sunday of Lent – Listen
1 Peter 2:4-5Come to him, a living stone, rejected by human beings but chosen and precious in the sight of God, and, like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Heavenly Father, you provide for all our […]
First Sunday of Lent – Call
1 Peter 2:4-5Come to him, a living stone, rejected by human beings but chosen and precious in the sight of God, and, like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Heavenly Father, you provide for all our […]
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear Parish Family, This weekend is ACA (Annual Catholic Appeal) announcement weekend. We have the opportunity again to support our local Church in sharing and proclaiming Jesus Christ beyond merely our parish. The ACA helps directly fund the ministries and outreach of our Diocese of Toledo. I am very grateful for the support I received […]
The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)
Dear Epiphany Family & Friends, Merry and Blessed Christmas to you and yours! Christmas brings joy because Christmas first made Jesus visible to the world. I have always noticed such a spirit of joy at Christmas Masses, a beautiful gift that Jesus makes to us not only because we celebrate his birth but also because […]
4th Sunday of Advent
Dear Epiphany Family, We are just about a week from Christmas. What a beautiful blessing and opportunity we have to welcome more of our brothers and sisters to Mass! Jesus draws all of us to him and we can help others to see Jesus in us by the welcome we give – our smiles, our […]
Third Sunday of Advent
Dear Epiphany Family, In the summer I wrote about the Facilities and Mission Task Force that was formed from parish members from all three campuses. Their purpose is to help better explore how all of our facilities serve our mission and what we are realistically able to maintain moving forward. As I wrote about earlier, […]