2022 archive of Messages From Father Steve
Happy New Year! / ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! 2023!
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 12/31/22
Happy New Year to all! Whether you have joined us for the “holidays” or have been a long-time parishioner, the staff of our Catholic Community of Northern Columbia County (CCNCC) and I pray that these early days of 2023 (and the remaining days of the Holy Christmas Season) be ... Read More »
The Nativity of the Lord/La Natividad del Señor
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 12/24/22
Welcome and Blessed Christmas!
We are very glad that you have joined us today! We are better when you are with us, so I invite you to join us again as often as you can!
Today we celebrate an event that has been in the making for many years. ... Read More »
The Fourth Sunday of Advent
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 12/17/22
Today we start the fourth and final week of this Holy Season of Advent. I hope that during this season we have all been waiting in hope and preparing for our Lord and Savior, Jesus to come again in glory. Perhaps some of us, children and adults, have been dreaming….dreaming of ... Read More »
The Third Sunday of Advent
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 12/09/22
Today is the 3rd Sunday of Advent with another story involving John the Baptist. He is quoted when he sent his disciples to Jesus to ask: Are you the One who is to come? Another quote from John: “Prepare the Way of the Lord.”
How have you been preparing? ... Read More »
The Second Sunday of Advent December 4, 2022
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 12/03/22
Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!
We hear these words from John the Baptist in today’s Gospel. He was preaching that the Lord, whom we call Jesus, was coming! We now head into the second week of Advent, preparing our homes, etc., for the great season ... Read More »
The First Sunday of Advent November 27, 2022
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 11/26/22
Today marks the start of the Advent Season where we prepare for the one who is to come. This year we have a full four weeks of Advent to prepare. While we have just finished our Thanksgiving Day feast, we now turn to preparation for Christmas, the birthday of ... Read More »
The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe November 20, 2022
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 11/19/22
Today we celebrate the Feast of Christ the King – the King of the Universe!
This feast means a number of things. First is the fact that Jesus is or should be our King. Not in the sense of any sovereign or political leader here on earth, but as ... Read More »
Thirty-third Sunday of ordinary time November 13, 2022
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 11/12/22
Many make it their life’s ambition to determine precisely when the world will end. By reading the signs of the times, consulting scripture, or looking to prophetic predictions that are sometimes centuries old, they claim a certain credibility in being able to do so. Is all that necessary to ... Read More »
Thirty-second Sunday of ordinary time November 6, 2022
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 11/04/22
As you may know, this weekend we held the last regularly scheduled Sunday liturgy at St. Joseph Church (formerly, Holy Family) at 4pm this past Saturday. While attendance at the Stottville location has dropped since the start of the Pandemic, it is our hope that the people who had been ... Read More »
Thirty-first Sunday of ordinary time
Posted by Nancy Carrizales on 10/29/22
Barry had a life sentence in prison for doing unthinkable crimes. He would often remark to the chaplain that he was an atheist and could not bring himself to believe in any “god.” When the chaplain asked why, Barry quickly retorted that the book of Genesis speaks of God ... Read More »