The American Heart Association tells us February is heart month. With Valentine’s Day, hearts of all sizes and colors can be seen at every turn. No matter how you view it, February is about hearts and the many “I love you’s” that express what the symbol heart might...
So, all the official celebrations have been completed and we’re working our way to the end of the Christmas season where there has been so much to ponder and so much to cherish. Today, January 6 has traditionally been Epiphany. Many call it “Little Christmas or Three...
As the days get shorter and the nights get longer we find ourselves once again in Advent. Advent brings a fresh start to the Church year and an invitation to enter into the silence and mystery of whatever is waiting to be born or reborn within us. It begins...
November is such an engaging month. Autumn is at its peak, crunching leaves underfoot and bright colors everywhere we look, letting us know that even dying has this profound beauty opening up before us. So, it isn’t surprising to see All Saints, All Souls, The...
Happy St. Francis Day to all of you! It is a very special day here in Aston and across the world as we celebrate the saint whose heart was transformed and whose spirit lives on through all of his followers. I always think it is no accident that we celebrate Francis...
This month we again have two beautiful feasts of Mary. On September 8th we celebrate Mary’s birthday and on the 15th we recognize Mary under the title of Our Lady of Sorrows. This is an age-old devotion to Mary which has somewhat fallen by the wayside in recent...