Q. What exactly is the Easter octave? A. The term octave derives from the Latin word for “eighth” (in music, the eighth note). Octave has...

Q. Can we receive a plenary indulgence on Divine Mercy Sunday (April 11)? A. A plenary indulgence is granted (under the usual conditions)...

Our EASTER JOY SERIES will begin on April 18th and run for three weeks. All high school teens are invited to join. We will have two...

*Please note that there are no confessions on Holy Saturday. This year, we will be having a "sunrise" Mass on the field on Easter Sunday...

Applications for the 2021 Penny Conti Educational Scholarship, sponsored by the Columbiettes Auxiliary 9923, are available in the narthex...

*Please note that there are no confessions on Holy Saturday. The parish office will close on Thursday, April 1st for the Easter holiday...

Q. Why does the peacock appear in some works of Catholic sacred art? A. The peacock held symbolic value in Christian art because of its...

Q. During previous seasons of Lent, you’ve provided in this column some interesting Lenten trivia, such as the medieval origins of...

Q. In a detail in one of the appendices of his Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien notes that the destruction of the One Ring and the...

Dear St. Catherine Parish Family, As we are approaching the end of the third quarter of our fiscal year, I wanted to give you a quick...