“We do not want… a church that will move with the world. We want a church that moves the world.” G.K. Chesterton Every year the church tries to focus us with a theme that will enlighten, encourage, and serve as a compass and companion for the new liturgical year. This year, Saint Miriam has chosen … Read more
Sponsored by The Women of Saint Miriam, the drawing is Sunday, May 11, 2025. Enter for a chance to win: • Candles • Wine • Bath & Body Products • Chocolates • Gift cards And more! Basket minimum value: $300!
Friends of Saint Miriam desperately need Bottled Water Donations! You can help us keep our street friends hydrated. Bottled water is essential for the overall health and hydration of our poor and homeless guests. Who can help us give this portable source of a human necessity to someone less fortunate? What can one cold bottle … Read more
You are invited to join us on Tuesday June 24th from 2PM to 4PM for our Saint Miriam School end of year celebration with the Waffle Cabin. Stop on by – the Waffles are on us!
Christians are compared to sheep in our gospel for this week and then reminded that Jesus will only be with them for a little while longer for the following week. I am not sure if being compared to sheep is a very flattering comparison, it is, however, eminently consoling, for of all creatures there are … Read more
Dear Friends, So here we are, entering the Third Week of Easter. I so appreciate the gospel of John during this season, because he gives us insight into how to live “post-Easter.” I mean, we had an amazing Easter Vigil and Easter Day at Saint Miriam filled with beautiful music and décor (to say nothing of … Read more
Dear Friends and Parishioners, It is Holy Week! We all enjoyed – together, in person, or virtually – a beautiful Palm Sunday. The start of the holiest week of the Christian year has begun. Much preparation has gone into this week, from liturgy to planning to music and so much more, and now we are … Read more
A Million Hours Together! We are pleased to announce that Saint Miriam has been invited to once again participate in the Million Hour Volunteer Rally for its second year! Thanks to the overwhelmingly positive feedback from last year, we are thrilled to continue this impactful initiative! This year, we’ve moved the rally to April, which … Read more
“If you had known the things that make for peace.” So weeps Jesus as looks out over Jerusalem, right before he enters the city for Passover—that is, right before what we now call “the Triumphal Entry.” Two thousand years later, we weep as we seek to know “the things that make for peace.” And yet the truth is that Jesus, as he uttered … Read more
It’s that time of year again to purchase your Easter Flowers! The cost is $25 per plant and can be made in memory or in honor of someone.
Today, as we begin to look toward Holy Week, we are confronted with the famous story of the women caught in a sinful act. However, as always, Jesus confronts the hypocrisy of the Pharisees – the religious of the day – who seek to condemn her. Instead, Jesus offers her mercy and forgiveness, urging her … Read more
What is your image of God? How do you picture God, think of God, “see” God? The clearest, most complete and perfect image of God is given to us by Jesus is his Parable of the Prodigal Son. We have heard this story so many times and we all love it, but after hearing it so … Read more
Dear Friends, Soon it will be April and I will carefully unwrap my fig trees in the side yard. A gift from Katelyn’s grandfather, Louis, and all the way from Italy, they are a treasure, but they take a lot of work! Every fall I harvest the last figs, say a prayer, and then wrap … Read more
Dear Friends, So, what is going on with Abraham and God in today’s first reading? Heifers and she-goats and rams slaughtered, split in two and placed “each half opposite the other” on the ground? What gives? While this scene seems strange to us, in Abraham’s day it was the formal ritual used when two parties were … Read more
Each year, we search for an inspirational image to help us honor the Holy Season of Lent. Over the past few years, since the pandemic and the War in Ukraine, Saint Miriam has set aside funds to help bolster artists in Ukraine who have been greatly impacted by the terror of war. Our last acquisition, … Read more
Join us on Wednesday March 5th, 2025 for Ash Wednesday! 12:15pm (30 minute service) 6:30pm (Mass)
Our Easter Theme for 2025! Each year we at Saint Miriam choose a custom beeswax paschal candle design that will guide us as a people of God through Holy Week and beyond Resurrexit, Dewfall, Son of Justice, Laudato, Apis Mater and now this year, after a trying start for so many and much fear, we … Read more
Poverty comes in many forms. It isn’t just financial. Trust me, as a priest I find that some of the poorest people I’ve met in my journey have had the largest bank accounts and the weakest spirituality. The love of things that will pass often drive people to insanity as they chase the elusive dream … Read more
Through Christ, with Christ, and in Christ … Lent 2025 at Saint Miriam For is as Christians, to not know Christ is to live a life thirsty for truth, meaning, understanding, and purpose. We search and search and it feels like we cannot find the thing that we were hoping for. It is not until … Read more
So, are you like Jesus? Am I? How much? How little? Jesus says it clearly: “No disciple is superior to the teacher; but when fully trained, every disciple will be like his teacher.” So, if we are, in fact, disciples of Jesus, we become imitators of Jesus; we become just like our teacher. It really is … Read more
If you are like me, the lesson from Luke’s Gospel for this Sunday is a bitter sweet pill to swallow. Luke reminds us of Jesus’ admonishment when faced with terrible people around us, “Jesus said to his disciples: ‘To you who hear I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless … Read more