My dear parishioners, our nation is like a beautiful cultivated vineyard being abandoned to ruin. Everywhere, violence and predation. Unproductive, tormented citizens. Scorn of our history and cherished institutions. Hatred of religion. Vicious rioters screaming for reparations. A flourishing victim class. Children attacking parents. Ruthless teacher unions abusing families and students. Political elites exploiting immigration to perpetuate their power. Corruption on all sides...

My dear parishioners, the deeply spiritual St. Gregory of Nyssa did not waste time or words when he said, “the goal of a virtuous life is to become like God”. How are we transformed? “NOW THE Lord is the Spirit", writes the Apostle Paul, and "...and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being changed into his likeness from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.” [2Cor 3:17]

Spring Registration for the 2021-2022 CCE year is now open! The CCE Core Team will have a table in the foyer this weekend, April 24 & 25...

Are you graduating from college or high school? St. Philip wants to celebrate you...

Deadline extended to May 9, 2021!!! Attention high school graduates! The Knights of Columbus will be awarding 2 scholarships this year...

The Women's Guild is collecting funds to be given to Birthright of Humble, a volunteer crisis pregnancy counseling center...

We are so proud of our Confirmation Class of 2022! They had a faith-filled, first year retreat...

My dear parishioners, I give you the joy of our savior’s resurrection from the dead! In each of our lives, there comes a time when we meet God unexpectedly. We encounter him in an entirely new way. An experience like this is unusual because of its intensity, its simplicity, its compression of human past, present and future into an exalted present moment...

My dear parishioners, on this Passion Sunday, it will do us good to reflect that suffering is both very personal as well as universal, a sorrowful fact of life in every age and culture. Suffering shatters the powerful strongholds of individual human pride as well as the hubris of mighty nations...

Grace and Peace in the Lord’s Name! My dear parishioners, Lent is a season of grace, a time to grow in the knowledge and love of God.  Every Catholic is given the opportunity to approach the Lord of Glory as he passes by.   As Catholics, God calls us to echo Moses' words of assent, Here am I Lord! and to peer more perfectly through the window of our hearts and be reconciled to Christ crucified. A Christian, ever thirsting for the “spring of water welling up to eternal life”  [Jn 4:14]  must drink from the fountain of grace and mercy flowing from the heart of the Lord of Glory.

My dear parishioners, throughout its history Israel experienced shocking episodes of intellectual and spiritual disintegration. The law painfully illuminated Israel’s shortcomings along the way even as it continued to reassure its people of God’s care in a hostile world. Though a perpetual good, the law failed to achieve Israel’s lasting conversion of heart.

My dear parishioners, after fasting 40 days in the desert, Jesus was tempted by Satan to give himself over to darkness. Turn this rock into bread. Worship me. Jump off this high tower. Force the angels to catch you. Wonderfully for us, Jesus' steadfastness prompted the devil to depart. Yet the devil returned to harass the Son of God, exploiting many other opportunities. That was then, but what about now? Did Satan retire his temptation tool kit? Assuredly not.

Join the Knights of Columbus—Council 9794 St. Philip invites all Catholic men over the age of 18 and in good standing with the Catholic Church to join.

My dear parishioners, Jesus invited Simon Peter and his brother Andrew to accompany him in ministry, saying, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." [Mk 1:17] Farther along Galilee’s shore, John and his brother James were mending their nets when Our Lord summoned them also to serve in his kingdom. Who were these men whom Jesus called? Simon, Andrew, James and John belonged to prosperous entrepreneurial families headquartered at the Sea of Galilee’s northern end. The four men were highly skilled and successful fishermen, their intimate knowledge of fishing waters, weather conditions, and equipment having been accumulated over years of experience and hard work. To be sure, the four were not powerful or wealthy men. James and John were very young...

Our First Sacrament class was blessed with a beautiful morning on Saturday, January 31 to celebrate their First Reconciliation.  We are very proud of the way they have taken on this step of their faith journey.  Please keep them in your prayers as they begin their preparation for the sacrament of First Holy Communion.

My dear friends, our Lord Christ is the source of everything good. Every grace and blessing comes from him alone. Though perhaps interrupted by a miracle or two, most human lives nevertheless are ordinary and unremarkable. What then makes an ordinary human life special? Saint Therese of Lisieux offers an answer. Rely on God for the very first grace. Make a great effort...

My dear parishioners, grace and peace in the Lord’s name! Our liturgical ministries were greatly reduced when we had Mass off-campus after Imelda and during last year's virus quarantine. We don't know what 2021 will bring. Nevertheless, we must rekindle our lay adult liturgy teams which support the Mass. We have three teams: 1) lay readers 2) extraordinary ministers of the eucharist, and 3) sacristans. These three teams assist the pastor and are needed at each Mass.

Our next lesson on how we can put our faith in action will be on Sunday, February 7...

Beginning February 17, JCF will be studying the upcoming Sunday readings using Emmaus Journey Reflections...

My dear parishioners, in recent weeks, several instances of spontaneous “shout outs” and overly loud voices have occurred in the celebration of daily and Sunday Mass. No one ever has discovered an easy way to approach, sort out and resolve this sort of thing. But as I am appointed to lead and guide, I would deem it a pastoral failure if I didn’t address these concerns clearly and firmly.