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Sixth Sunday of Easterby Fr. Ivan Olmo “The Holy Spirit will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you.” Our memories are so important to our daily lives and such an essential part of our ongoing living and yet they remain so fragile to us. Memories...
Fifth Sunday of Easterby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Behold, I make all things new.” Most of us, given an opportunity to do so, can from our early childhood years of catechetical instruction and teaching or through the sacramental formation we received, easily recite, probably...
See letter below from Bishop Noonan. We welcome Fr. Matthew Hawkins as Pastor in the beginning of June! Photo: Fr. Matthew celebrating Mass at our Parish in...
Fourth Sunday of Easterby Fr. Ivan Olmo “The disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.” Have you ever experienced authentic joy? That kind of joy that is real and true joy. The kind of authentic joy that simply comes deep from within? The kind of authentic...
Third Sunday of Easterby Fr. Ivan Olmo None of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” I think how often our person, our identity, the very source of our being, who we really are, is so often misunderstood, questioned, attacked and quite simply...
Divine Mercy Sundayby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Write on a scroll what you see.” Do you have a journal? If so, do you use it or is it like one of those many books or apps you have or obtained that just sit idle waiting, hoping for that one day for you to open it and use it?...
The Resurrection of the Lordby Fr. Ivan Olmo “God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power.” Perhaps one of the easiest and simplest ways to define sin is simply to acknowledge and state that it simply is a misuse of power. Certainly, sin is evil and...
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lordby Fr. Ivan Olmo “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” Lord, with a deep sense of humility and with an honest honesty, but at the same time with a deep respect for reverence and in all sincerity, we humbly acknowledge and...
5th Sunday of Lentby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Remember not the events of the past, the things of long ago consider not; see, I am doing something new!” At times, we seek and speak of things in such broad and general terms that the words seem to be lost in translation or become...
Fourth Sunday of Lentby Fr. Ivan Olmo “God has reconciled us to himself through Christ and given us the ministry of reconciliation.” Left to myself and given an honest reflection and a true assessment of myself, my skill sets, the things that I can truly claim as my...
Third Sunday of Lentby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Whoever thinks he is standing secure should take care not to fall.” Sometimes our vision is off. Way off. We fail to see things clearly, accurately. We fail to visualize things as they really are. Perhaps our eyesight has double...
Second Sunday of Lentby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you can.” Away from the noisy busy sounds of the metropolitan cities. Far, far away from the distortion and overshadowing of noisy light pollution, are places in our small tiny world...
First Sunday of Lentby Fr. Ivan Olmo “For to his angels he has given command about you, that they guard you in all your ways.” Would you consider yourself self-directed or spiritually directed? It is an important point and question to consider for your own happiness...
Our Lenten Outreach Latisha’s House is dedicated to giving women who are vulnerable to exploitation or trapped in the sex industry a new beginning and a safe place to call home. With 24-7 trauma informed care and supportive services, our first residence in...
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Every tree is known by its own fruit.” One of the most profound things that Jesus has said to us, actually, one of the most profound things he has ever said to me is, “remain in me, as I remain in you.” How can the...
Our Lenten Outreach, Latisha’s House, provides a long-term, transitional housing program for adult, female survivors of sex trafficking and offers individualized support to empower them to build a bridge from their traumatic past to a positive future. Use the form...
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “The first man, Adam, became a living being, the last Adam a life-giving spirit.” These recent days and certainly in the most recent of times, I seem to be contemplating, remaining joyfully in thought but really truly...
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose hope is the LORD.” Trust is such a big thing to ask. It is a privilege, sacred, a blessed grace. Trust in human terms is such a huge responsibility. To ask a person too...
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “By the grace of God I am what I am.” Once a spiritual formator suggested to me and everyone he was spiritually directing in the Exercises of Saint Ignatius to look into a mirror until Christ became more interesting than I...
Feast of the Presentation of the Lordby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Who is this king of glory? It is the Lord!” Like so many things in our lives especially those that come from the Lord, a question can be a good thing if it is used in a manner that is helpful and useful to derive...
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Third Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Do not be saddened this day, for rejoicing in the LORD must be your strength!” Where does your sadness come from? Where is the source of all that hurt, disappointment, and anger inside of you making you feel helpless and...
Second Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo His mother said to the servers, “Do whatever he tells you.” I often think and wonder in the deepest interior of my being, like so many of the famous holy people in the gospels, who am I? Who am I that the Lord should come...
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The Baptism of the Lordby Fr. Ivan Olmo “After Jesus had been baptized and was praying, the Holy Spirit descended upon him and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” I think and wonder how prayer is such a marvelous and...
The Epiphany of the Lordby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you.” Darkness has a way of creeping into our lives unnoticed, as if it was unassuming, unobtrusive and did not want to bother you in any...
Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Josephby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Why were you looking for me?” At the heart and core of our being is a great need, an aching desire to be heard, understood, respected, received, welcomed and loved. It seems to be at the forefront of...
Fourth Sunday of Adventby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.” The Lord God is the source and summit of our faith, the highlight of our day, the way to everlasting salvation. He is God, Creator of Heaven and Earth and...
Our Final Mission Monday for Advent will be on Monday, December 23rd with a reflection from Fr. Ivan. Join us as the Liturgy of the Hours are prayed and...
The Universal Church celebrates the Jubilee Year 2025 – the 2,025th anniversary of the Incarnation of our Lord. Pope Francis stated in his February 2022 letter announcing the Jubilee 2025: “We must fan the flame of hope that has been given us and help...
Third Sunday of Adventby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Shout for joy, O daughter Zion! Sing joyfully, O Israel!” Many have asked where my joy comes from. What is the source and the cause of all that joy? The response itself is a cause and a moment of joy that echoes a joyous memory...
Second Sunday of Adventby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Take off your robe of mourning and misery; put on the splendor of glory from God forever.” What is the source of your sadness? Is it the lack of not having control, of being out of control or the hurt and disappointment of not...
Fr. Michael Batista from St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church will lead us in our Reflection. Join us as the Liturgy of the Hours are prayed and sung....
Morning Star Catholic School has a long history that began over 60 years ago with the Sisters of St. Joseph. Their commitment was to provide students with special needs an opportunity to receive an education, allowing them to be the best they can be spiritually,...
First Sunday of Adventby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Brothers and sisters: May the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all.” One of the most profound statements and acknowledgements in sacred scripture occurs when Saint John the Baptist is hit and...
The Solemnity of Christ the Kingby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.” Listening is such a great challenge for us, yet it is the very thing, the source of our being, what we are most inclined to do. We, all of humanity and all of...
Fr. Phillip Mills from St. James Cathedral will lead us in our Reflection. Join us as the Liturgy of the Hours are prayed and sung. Together in these three Mission Mondays in Advent we continue to become a people of great prayer. If you were not able to attend, we...
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “But of that day or hour, no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” At times, we say knowledge is power and certainly at times, it is. When we have information the other...
Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Please bring me a small cupful of water to drink.” One of the things that challenges us most and gets in the way of the many is pride. It inflates our ego and destroys others. It gets in the way of...
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Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “It was fitting that we should have such a high priest: holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, higher than the heavens.” I recall a life-changing conversation with a Passionist Nun that took place early...
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo Many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he kept calling out all the more, “Son of David, have pity on me.” What does salvation look like, or sound like to you. What do you hope it will provide you...
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Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “May your kindness, O LORD, be upon us who have put our hope in you.” What do you hope for, will it make you happier, better off, more content? What if it really happened, how would you be different, the world...
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “I prayed, and prudence was given me; I pleaded, and the spirit of wisdom came to me.” How would you describe your relationship, your prayer life with God to God? What you would say to him? How would you describe...
Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo The LORD God said: “It is not good for the man to be alone.” One of our biggest and most dreaded fears is being alone. Truly, it is truly one of our most fearful and dreadful moments. We dread the thought...
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “From wanton sin especially, restrain your servant; let it not rule over me.” Sin is God’s enemy and your enemy as well, for sin seeks to destroy you, disassemble your life, and takes apart all God creates which is...
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every foul practice.” God seeks out those tragic moments in our lives. He looks for those difficult situations where we encountered pain and...
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo The Lord GOD opens my ear that I may hear; and I have not rebelled, have not turned back.” At the heart and foundation of establishing, entering into, beginning or continuing lifelong friendships and relationships...
In a document to the Sacred Congregation for the Clergy entitled, “Adoration, Reparation, Spiritual Motherhood for Priests” dated December 8, 2007, Cardinal Hummes proposed forming a ministry to provide spiritual support to priests and to pray for an increase of...
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Thus says the LORD: Say to those whose hearts are frightened: Be strong, fear not!” One of the things most often in my heart and on my mind these days is listening, truly listening to what the Lord has to say in...
Twenty-secondSunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “All good giving and every perfect gift is from above.” Our Lord is the source of all goodness; therefore, all that flows from the mind, the heart, and the mouth of God is good. In fact, it is all very good as...
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo Jesus said to the Twelve, “Do you also want to leave?” At times, we also think and believe Jesus’ sayings are hard and difficult to receive and difficult to understand but the reality is his words...
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever.” Christ himself tells us, so we must truly believe with unwavering faith, that he is truly, really and substantially alive...
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.” One of my favorite prayers is “Lord, we beg you to visit this house and banish from it all the deadly power of the enemy. May your holy...
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “You should put away the old self of your former way of life, corrupted through deceitful desires, and be renewed in the spirit…” At times, we can be so overly worried and concerned with our own desires, our own...
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples.” What does silence sound like? Do you know? Contemplate it. What does it sound like to you? How would you describe silence to another person?...
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” What is the one thing that you need, lack most, long for the most and simply cannot do without? You know, that thing that will make you feel free, at...
Our Fall Festival Auction is one of the highlights of our Fall Festival Weekend. Thousands of Festival lovers flock to our campus for the weekend and looking through the Auction treasures is a highlight. Auction item suggestions: Canoes/kayaks, paddleboards, jet skis,...
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out… He instructed them to take nothing for the journey.” Being poor in spirit is the first beatitude of Jesus. It is at the heart of who Jesus is. It is at the very...
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” The concept of weakness seems foreign to us. In fact, we would rather not think about our weaknesses at all but would rather believe we are not...
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “God did not make death, nor does he rejoice in the destruction of the living.” God is not dead. Did you know that? How sad it is to have to say, mention or remind others that God is not dead but he is alive. Jesus is...
Please welcome Fr. Jude Onyebadi who will be with us on the weekend of June 22-23 to talk about the Mission Appeal for Alihagu Missions located in Alihagu, Delta State, Nigeria. If you would like to donate online, please use the form below. Thank you!...
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Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come.” God is the master artist. All his works are originals. Original thoughts, original concepts, original drawings. No...
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Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “To his own disciples he explained everything in private.” Are you tired of praying, tired of hearing others pray, tired of having others invite you into prayer or tired of someone telling you that you should pray more...
Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo After the man, Adam, had eaten of the tree, the LORD God called to the man and asked him, “Where are you?” Being in the Lord’s presence should be our ultimate end and our most desired goal, for if you are with...
Part 1, from June 1st was audio recorded in two parts. Click on the the links below to listen. Ignatian Talk - June 1, 2024 - Part 1 Session 1 https://s10367.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ignation-Talk-June-1-2024-Part-1.mp3 Ignatian Talk - June 1, 2024...
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christby Fr. Ivan Olmo Moses came to the people and related all the words and ordinances of the LORD, they all answered with one voice, “We will do everything that the LORD has told us.” Relating to God in...
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinityby Fr. Ivan Olmo “You must now know, and fix in your heart, that the LORD is God in the heavens above and on earth below, and that there is no other.” At the heart of discipleship, its call, vocation and gracious invitation is the...
Pentecost Sundayby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.” The heart and foundation of Ignatian Spirituality is simple. It relies on the principle that God in his great love, desiring nothing more than...
The Ascension of the Lordby Fr. Ivan Olmo “He presented himself alive to them by many proofs after he had suffered.” Has Easter ended for you? Has it already gone by? Is Easter already old news or is it just beginning as you spiritually wake up, are enlightened,...
Sixth Sunday of Easterby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Get up. I myself am also a human being.” I think of how often we use the term or phrase “I am only human” or we say of another, “They are only human.” At times, we use these terms and phrases in our conversations...
Fifth Sunday of Easterby Fr. Ivan Olmo “God is greater than our hearts and knows everything.” I am most grateful and genuinely thankful for the upbringing I received and for the opportunity to be able to say without hesitation or regret that I appreciate the lessons...
Fourth Sunday of Easterby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his kindness endures forever.” Name one thing, if you can, that you possess, that you believe you own, is legally your property, belongs by nature to you that you did not receive as...
Third Sunday of Easterby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Lord Jesus, open the Scriptures to us; make our hearts burn while you speak to us.” From time to time, I cannot help but think about and meditate on the helplessness of God. Don’t you wonder sometimes how our covenant Lord...
Divine Mercy Sundayby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.” The object of sin is sinfulness. The author and prince of sin is cunning, calculating, vicious and vindictive. His actions are daunting, desperate,...
Easter Sundayby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Brothers and sisters: If then you were raised with Christ, seek what is above.” As night loses its grip and its hold over us, as darkness fades into the shadows of the night and begins to lose its stronghold over all humanity, dawn...
