In a recent General Audience, Pope Francis addressed the issue ofSunday Mass attendance. He noted that the Sunday obligation is mandated by the third commandment,but he also asked this rhetorical question: "How can we respond to those who say that it is of no use going to Mass, even on Sunday, because the important thing is to live well, to love our neighbour? It is true that the quality of Christian life is measured by the capacity to love, as Jesus said, but how can we prac

Most are aware that there is a movement in society today which is forcefully advancing a new ideology (a system of thought) about human sexuality. This ideology is causing great confusion, especially among young people. It is the “ideology of gender”, which claims that someone’s gender (male or female) is a personal choice that is not necessarily connected to his or her God-given biology. This ideology seeks to mandate its own principles of sexuality, reproductive rights, abo

Dear Parishioners, As we prepare to celebrate the Triduum of the Chair of St. Peter, we recall the significance of this feast. It commemorates that moment in Capernaum when Jesus built his Church upon the “rock”, the person of Peter, appointing him the leader of the apostolic college and his Vicar on earth. This apostolic authority is passed down in an unbroken line to every successor of St. Peter. The “chair” is the symbol of this papal authority. Every Pope who sits in the