If Lent is about planting seeds of spiritual enrichment, then Immaculate Conception Parish in Melbourne Beach, Fla., created a whole garden. The pastor, Fr. Ben Berinti, C.PP.S., likes to invite the parish each year to participate in what he calls “a community alms...
By Fr. Dennis Chriszt, C.PP.S. The Christmas season is over. The decorations put away. It’s Ordinary Time once again. The prophet Isaiah challenges us to continue the celebration, to continue to make some noise. He continues to prophesy about the reign...
By Fr. Matt Keller, C.PP.S. Today we celebrate the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord and with our celebration today, fortunately or unfortunately depending on how you view it, we draw our Christmas season to a close. The trees, the statues in our nativity scene, and...
By Fr. Matthew Keller, C.PP.S. We all know those people who can tell a good story with a straight face. You believe the story to be true, then you realize the story is fiction. Then they tell you another good story that seems to be real, but you do not believe it, and...
By Fr. Dennis Chriszt, C.PP.S. Today’s readings call us to rejoice. While we wait for the coming of the Lord, we rejoice that Christ is already in our midst. While we prepare for the celebration of Christmas, we rejoice that our salvation has already come. The...