This year we will be adding additional flowers for our Easter decorations, and we would like to invite parishioners to sponsor flowers in honor or in memory of a loved one. The names of those for whom the flowers are sponsored will be published in our Easter bulletin. If you would like to purchase Easter flowers, please click this link. The deadline to purchase flowers is April 1st. Please contact the parish office with any questions.

Q. Is it true that Catholics in Detroit are allowed to eat muskrat on Fridays in Lent? A. Yes, they are. Early European immigrants who settled in that locale were largely Catholic. The harsh Michigan winters often left them little to eat other than the muskrat—a furry, marsh-dwelling rodent native to the area. To keep them from genuine hardship in near-starving conditions, an eighteenth-century bishop issued a special dispensation granting permission to eat the rodent “on day

Every year our diocese conducts the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal to help support some of the most vital ministries and services in our archdiocese, such as our respect life office, our evangelization office, as well as the education of our seminarians, our future priests. Each year, our parish is given a goal that we must reach. Our goal this year is $162,600, and every dollar we receive in excess of our goal comes back to our parish for our use. Last year we received over $20,

Q. Is Ash Wednesday (next Wednesday, February 26) a Holy Day of Obligation? A. As the first day of Lent, Ash Wednesday is most certainly a holy day, when the Church obliges us to fast and to abstain from eating meat and meat products. But it is not a Holy Day of Obligation—that is, as Catholics we’re not obligated by Church law to attend Mass on that day. Even so, the imposition of ashes is so meaningful to so many people that Catholic churches are typically full that day, an

Q. Is the Novus Ordo liturgy ever celebrated in Latin? A. Yes, the Novus Ordo is sometimes celebrated in Latin. This “Ordinary Form” of the Mass (as opposed to the “Extraordinary Form,” the older, Traditional Latin Mass) is most often heard in the vernacular languages. But the official text on which these vernacular translations are based is itself in Latin, and this text is used whenever the Novus Ordo is celebrated in Latin. The Novus Ordo Missae (literally, “New Order of t

Join us for the second annual Faith and Love Conference! ​Saturday, March 14, 2020 St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church 1618 Ben King Rd., Kennesaw, GA 30144 Conference 9:30am-3:30pm | Hall Optional Mass at 8:30am | Church This year we are hosting well-known speaker and author, Christopher West, who has been presenting on Pope St. John Paul II's beautiful teachings on the Theology of the Body for many years. Open to adults and teens. Registration is required. Tickets are $3

Q. As men of our parish look toward our Consecration to St. Joseph on his feast day, March 19, what are some traditional prayers we can pray to prepare ourselves? A. The Memorare to St. Joseph has been meaningful to countless Catholics through the ages. Here’s one popular version: “Remember, most pure spouse of Mary, ever Virgin, my loving protector, St. Joseph, that no one ever had recourse to your protection or asked for your aid without obtaining relief. Confiding, therefo

“We love being a Greeter family. It is one way for our entire family to volunteer together, and the kids love to bring up the gifts!” - The Bostwick Family You are invited to sign up to be a greeter family and participate in this beautiful ministry! The Greeter Ministry not only allows your entire family to volunteer together, but it also provides a wonderful service to your fellow parishioners. Greeter families arrive a few minutes before Mass and greet people with a smile a

“The harvest is rich but the laborers are few; beg the harvest master to send out laborers for his harvest.” Matthew 9: 35-38 This past weekend, Father Neil spoke about the crisis in vocations in the world. He also spoke of our universal call to holiness. The Elijah Cup Ministry exists to support the future of the Church by praying for vocations to priestly and religious life. This simple and beautiful devotion is a wonderful but easy way to remember your call to holiness thr