For those who don’t know Fr. Jerry Byrd has a deep devotion to St. Philip Neri — the saint of joy! While in Rome at his conference on the Mission of the Priest Fr. Byrd was able to visit the church where St. Philip Neri lived and pray at this saint’s tomb! Fr. Byrd also got to catch up with … Read More

We are never going to quite have a year like 2025 with the Jubilee Year of Hope. Every 25 years a Jubilee Year is proclaimed for the Catholic Church throughout the world. Jubilee years forgive all sins and the remission of all temporal punishments of those sins. This year is a time to focus on our conversion from sin into … Read More

What is the Epiphany House Blessing? Epiphany (also known as Twelfth Night, Theophany, or Three Kings Day) marks the occasion of a time-honored Christian tradition of “chalking the doors.” Priests used to bless homes in this manner, but anyone can do the blessing if they have blessed chalk and epiphany water. The formula for the blessing is simple. You write … Read More

We’d love to see you at our Advent Vespers, Christmas Masses and a very special Lessons and Carols!

Our Festival of Lessons and Carols starts at 6 p.m. on December 29, the Feast of the Holy Family, at St. Mary Catholic Church. We have two special soloists: Fr. Jerry Byrd and Seth Jines, our music director. Lessons and carols is a traditional service containing nine scripture readings and nine pieces of music telling the story of the fall … Read More