Posted by Patricia Garnett on 11/23/21
From the desk of Fr Stephen
As some of you may know, the Archdiocese will undergo a restructuring in the next couple of years. There was a general meeting held about four weeks ago for the pastors and those closely associated with the running of parishes. They described for ... Read More »
Posted by Patricia Garnett on 11/16/21
From the desk of Fr Stephen
I want to thank everyone that was involved with the card party this past weekend. Some of our members did a lot of work and I want to thank them for it. Some of our members wanted to have this party in person ... Read More »
Posted by Patricia Garnett on 11/04/21
From the desk of Fr Stephen
This week, I am writing to remind you of the calendar of events taking place here at the Rock this month. Many things are happening! As you know, this Sunday we are welcoming Fr. Joseph Brown, S.J. for our Mass. Fr. Brown has ... Read More »
Posted by Patricia Garnett on 10/28/21
From the desk of Fr Stephen
One of the qualities we have as human beings that are different from the rest of the animal world is love. We may see animals caring for their young, but they are doing this more because of the furthering of the species rather ... Read More »
Posted by Patricia Garnett on 10/21/21
This week we are going to be celebrating our REVIVAL. I am hoping we all make an effort to be there. The Revival starts on Sunday at 4:00 pm. Fr. Tom will give the talk, and his central theme will be the unconditional Love of God. We may offer ... Read More »
Posted by Patricia Garnett on 10/14/21
From the desk of Fr Stephen
In our Gospel today, James and John ask the Lord to sit with him at his right and left in the Kingdom. Once again, Jesus must remind them that the Kingdom is not a place where people look for all kinds of praise ... Read More »
Posted by Patricia Garnett on 10/07/21
From the desk of Fr Stephen
Reading the lives of the saints has always been important to me. This past week we celebrated the feast of Francis of Assisi and Francis Seelos. Francis of Assisi was the founder of the Franciscan Order. He heard a voice call him one ... Read More »
Posted by Patricia Garnett on 9/30/21
From the desk of Fr Stephen
These past couple of weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind for me. Two weeks ago, Fr. Tom and I drove up to Mundelein, Illinois near Chicago, for a week of meetings about the future of our Redemptorists in the Denver Province. ... Read More »
Posted by Patricia Garnett on 9/16/21
From the desk of Fr Stephen
In St. Mark’s Gospel the last few weeks, Jesus has been curing people and the crowds have been enormous. Because of this, the Apostles have gotten excited and began to believe Jesus is the promised Messiah. They want to believe this Messiah, Jesus, ... Read More »
Posted by Patricia Garnett on 9/09/21
From the desk of Fr Stephen
This past Thursday, September 9th, we celebrated the Feast of St. Peter Claver. Peter Claver was a Jesuit priest from Spain that went to the foreign missions in Colombia, where he ministered to the African men, women and children after they got off ... Read More »