“See, I am now establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you” (Gn 9:8).  As we begin again the Season of Lent, we hear today God’s reassuring words to Noah and his family after the devastating flood.  We are all familiar with this story in the Bible which provides a moral explanation for the end of the last Ice Age.  As this story ends, we hear God assuring humanity that he will care for us; all we need to do is turn away from our sinful ways and […]

It’s been a strange and unusually warm winter, hasn’t it?  With the exception of a few extraordinarily frigid days and one snow storm, it’s felt more like fall or spring than winter.  Now, spring is fast approaching.  Liturgically, Lent – which means “spring” – is almost here; it starts this week with Ash Wednesday.  Just as the natural world is reawakened and renewed every spring, each year, the Church, in her wisdom, offers us this liturgical Season of Lent, a season for reconciliation and renewal in preparation for Easter, when […]

National Catholic Schools Week is an annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States.  Now entering its 50^th anniversary year, it is an opportunity for us to recognize the importance of Catholic education and formation and to celebrate our school that has instructed and formed our children for over 100 years.  Our school has enjoyed a strong reputation as an outstanding Catholic elementary school ever since it opened in 1916.  It was originally founded to ensure that the Catholic children in this area would receive both an excellent education […]