Construction updates:   Well, the parking lot is finally completed, including the stripes! A special thank you to the Kurt Shea family for striping at no cost to the parish!  As you may have noticed, we now have 9 Handicap places.

As October is Respect Life month, I think it’s important to bring your attention to the deception used in swaying public opinion about abortion.

Dear Friends,   See below for more from Dr. Brant Pitre on the Theology of the Body:   What does it mean when Genesis 2:25 says Adam and Eve were "naked and not ashamed"?  Shame involves fear of another person, when we're not sure we can trust that person.  We fear being used or being hurt, so we are afraid of being vulnerable in letting others see us as we really are.

This weekend’s readings cause us to reflect on the nature of marriage and the complementarity of man and woman. Understanding the Word of God on this topic is especially important today when so many proponents of various gender ideologies call our original nature into question. See below the reflection of Edward Sri on some points from St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body.