Fr. Mike Cronin

Over the last couple weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to visit with Confirmation candidates for a short meeting in my office. I am impressed with our young people and their ability to think on their feet and converse. These sorts of meetings are good practice for when they are searching for jobs or other pursuits in which interviewing is important. 
 
With the Sacrament of Confirmation that they will receive at the hands of Bishop Quinn on May 15 at St. Stan’s, they will be fully initiated in the life of the Catholic Church. It is my hope that all of these young people will keep an open heart and mind to the Lord Jesus in their life and also be in communion with the Catholic Church. Life can pull all of us in a variety of directions and many are good. It is our job to navigate this life as best we can with the faithful help of family and friends along the way. God bless our Confirmation candidates!
 
What a blessing to have our First Communion class receiving the Eucharist for the first time in their lives during these springtime weekends. My hope and prayer is that they will have a desire to be close to the Lord and seek out the Lord by personal prayer and their participation in the liturgical life of the parish on a regular basis.
 
Next weekend we celebrate Mother’s Day. We will have a special blessing at all the Masses. We honor our mothers, both living and deceased.
 
This past week, a funeral liturgy was held for John Starzecki who died on April 21 at the age of 84. I met with his wife Judy and children Nancy, Lori, and David to plan the funeral. Also, the parish mourns the loss of Mary Jo Wiltgen who died unexpectedly on April  21 at the age of 94. We pray for Mary Jo and her family at this time. Please pray for the Starzecki and Wiltgen families.