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
Get ready for a summer of fun and learning! Registration for the Saint Miriam School’s 2024 Summer Camp is now open! This year, our weekly themes are: This summer camp open to ages 3-5 for $400/week and includes the option of Before & After Care, or stay enrolled as a regular student for a normal … Read more
Are you on the mark? Is your life headed in the right direction? Or are you missing the point? Is your life headed nowhere, or worse yet, in the wrong direction? In other words, are you among the “blessed,” or are you among the “woe to yous”? In today’s gospel we hear Luke’s version of … Read more
Dear Friends, How do we find the wisdom to envision a new world and the courage to fight for it? How do we survive seemingly apocalyptic times? In a world on fire, how do we embrace love and joy? Great questions! Questions that people of every age have asked and tried to answer to make … Read more
This year we are offering two special Valentine’s Day Baskets! Proceeds from both baskets benefit the Saint Miriam School Playgrounds Fund and Saint Miriam Homeless Outreach Programs Tickets are good for both baskets. Bid on your favorite or both! The Parish Basket: A value of about $250. It includes wine, decorative wine glasses, lottery tickers, … Read more
My Dear Friends and Parishioners: In our readings appointed for this coming Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, we hear those words from St. Paul to the people at Corinth regarding the ‘body of Christ’, that is, “As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, … Read more
As many of you know, I celebrate a lot of weddings! I LOVE weddings! I enjoy the process of engaging them (No pun intended!) and helping them to craft the perfect wedding ceremony. I also enjoy being there for them on their special day and later, I often get to baptize babies and every now … Read more
Dear Friends and Family, This Sunday we honor the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. This is one of the “theophanies” – that is God’s self-revelation to man. In this one event the whole Trinity reveals itself. God the Son makes himself known, the Father speaks, and the Holy Spirit descends! By celebrating this … Read more
After visiting Jesus, the magi “departed for their country by another way.” It is no coincidence that at the time Matthew wrote these words in his gospel story, those who chose to be disciples of Jesus were called “followers of the way.” They weren’t yet called Christians; they had no list of dogmas and doctrines to … Read more
Is There Room Left In Your Heart? In a distracted, noisy world, Pope Francis invites us to rediscover our core, our center, our heart: Join us as we gather in person at Saint Miriam Parish and virtually via Zoom to learn about Centering Prayer and Contemplation We will practice sitting together in silence, getting in … Read more
It’s almost time. Christmas will soon be here and many of us will struggle. Some of us have anticipatory grief, others are dealing with actual or delayed grief, some are simply depressed or at least ‘blue’. Some folks are lonely or missing family or just battle with the amount of joy over the holiday season. … Read more
As you see, Advent is a season of preparation and waiting for the coming of our Messiah, Jesus Christ. There is no one better in the Kingdom of God to assist us in waiting for Jesus than Mary herself. She waited and carried him in her womb for nine months. As she has done … Read more
