The Eucharist contains an inexhaustible richness, and we call it by different names that express some aspect of the mystery of the union of Christ with us.

At every Eucharist, we already anticipate the final reality of God's kingdom, when God will be all in all, and we receive a foretaste of eternal life.

The Eucharist is the wellspring from which divine life flows into us, and the high-point of our week - the goal of all our prayers, labors, and sacrifices.

With this article, I begin a series of teaching about the Sacrament of the Eucharist from the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

The U.S. Catholic Bishops recently released a statement about the moral permissibility of Covid-19 vaccines.

Jesus tells us to fix our hope on his Eucharistic presence in times of spiritual crisis. Today's memorial of the Vietnamese martyrs inspires us to do just that!

The churches remain open for prayer and Masses, and proposed vaccines look very promising!

We should be proud of how Catholics have always been on the front lines of our country, in the military and in service to those most in need.

While we absolutely must be aware of how politics affects us and recognize the part politics plays in our life, I urge all of you to remember our first loyalty is to Christ the King.

Pope Francis' recent interview has made quite a stir in the secular media. What are we to make of it?

We celebrate many feasts of saints and angels this week, and look forward to a number of upcoming opportunities!

Click here for some great reflections on this past Sunday's Gospel, and learn about how to sign up for this Friday's Couple's Night at St. Joseph parish.

My prayers are with everyone as we begin this new school year and hopefully return to a sense of normalcy and routine.

The new Executive Order has an explicit exemption for places of worship, so we're still able to gather in-person for Masses. If you want a fresh-air option, join us for Mass outside 11:00am at St. Joseph parish.

Please pray for these couples and their newly baptized children, and stop by next Saturday's community used bike sale at St. John's!

Although the pandemic has turned our usual plans upside-down, there's still good things God is doing among us in Ishpeming.

In John 21, Jesus promises Peter that when the Spirit comes, Peter will be able to lay down his life in total, faithful, self-giving love

Bishop John gives guidelines for Phase One of reopening

I want to share with you five things everyone should expect these five things when public Masses resume, and ask you to share one way God's been at work in your life during this time.

St. Peter proclaimed: "God has made him both Lord and the Anointed One, this Jesus whom you crucified!" (Acts 2). Each of us crucified Jesus, but He opened for us the Fountain of Mercy.