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Joe Yokum
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Pastor's Corner | The Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Mary, who was empty of all egotism, free from all sin, was a pure as the glass of a very clean window that has no other...
Pastor's Corner | The Ascension of the Lord
“Love the Madonna and pray the Rosary, for her Rosary is the weapon against the evils of the world today. All graces given by...
Pastor's Corner | The Sixth Sunday in Easter
The month of May is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. “We are delighted and consoled by this pious custom associated...
Pastor's Corner | The Fifth Sunday in Easter
The month of May is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. “The holy and inspired Scriptures are sufficient of themselves for...
Pastor's Corner | The Fourth Sunday in Easter
The month of April is dedicated to the Holy Spirit. “It is because of faith that we exchange the present for the future.”...
Pastor's Corner | The Third Sunday in Easter
The month of April is dedicated to the Holy Spirit. “Christians must lean on the Cross of Christ just as travelers lean on a...
Pastor's Corner | The Sunday of Divine Mercy
The month of April is dedicated to the Holy Spirit. “The most potent and acceptable prayer is the prayer that leaves the best...
Pastor's Corner | Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
The month of April is dedicated to the Holy Spirit. “Born as a son, led forth as a lamb, sacrificed as a sheep, buried as a...
Pastor's Corner | Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion
The month of March is dedicated to Saint Joseph. “Unless there is a Good Friday in your life, there can be no Easter Sunday.” ...
Pastor's Corner | The Fifth Week in Lent
The month of March is dedicated to Saint Joseph. “It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.” +Saint Ignatius...
Pastor's Corner | The Fourth Sunday in Lent
The month of March is dedicated to Saint Joseph. “Lent is the autumn of the spiritual life, during which we gather fruit to...
Pastor's Corner | The Third Sunday in Lent
The month of March is dedicated to Saint Joseph “If we look forward to receiving God’s mercy, we can never fail to do...
Pastor's Corner | The Second Sunday in Lent
“The purpose of Lent is not only expiation, to satisfy the divine justice, but above all a preparation to rejoice in His love....
Pastor's Corner | The First Sunday in Lent
“If in Christ we have been tempted, in him we overcome the devil. Do you think only of Christ’s temptations and fail to think...
Pastor's Corner | The 6th Week in Ordinary Time
The month of February is dedicated to the Holy Family. “Lent is like a long ‘retreat’ during which we can turn back into...
Pastor's Corner | The 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Be good, love the Lord, pray for those who do not know Him. What a great grace it is to know God!” +Saint Josephine Bakhita ...
Pastor's Corner | The 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
The month of January is dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus. “You will soon face a dangerous crisis; the devil will try to...
Pastor's Corner | The 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
The month of January is dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus. “Faithfully attend to your obligations, but know that you have...
Pastor's Corner | The 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
“The devil is afraid of us when we pray and make sacrifices. He is also afraid when we are humble and good. He is especially...
Pastor's Corner | Epiphany
The month of January is dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus. The role of faith may be compared to that of the root which...
Pastor's Corner | Holy Family
“In dangers, in doubts, in difficulties, think of Mary, call upon Mary. Let not her name depart from your lips, never suffer it...
Pastor's Corner | 3rd Sunday of Advent
“Let my eyes take their sleep, but may my heart always keep watch for You. May Your right hand bless Your servants who love...
Pastor's Corner | 2nd Sunday of Advent
“If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don’t like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself....
Pastor's Corner | First Sunday of Advent
The month of December is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception. “Let your door stand open to receive Him, unlock your soul to...
Pastor's Corner | Christ the King
“Whenever I go to the chapel, I put myself in the presence of our good Lord, and I say to Him, ‘Lord, here I am. Tell me what...
Pastor's Corner | 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
“We must pray without tiring, for the salvation of mankind does not depend on material success; nor on sciences that cloud the...
Pastor's Corner | 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Helpful hints for meditation from Fr. Rene Shatterman and Saint Jose Maria Escriva: There are many ways to pray... as many as...
Pastor's Corner | 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
The following are words from Pope Francis on the current need to pray for peace. Could we not all pray the Holy Rosary...
Pastor's Corner | 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
This is an excerpt of a letter from the the Prelate of Opus Dei to the entire people of God in 2014 concerning the Month of...
Pastor's Corner | Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“We cannot better assure our eternal happiness than by living and dying in the service of the poor, in the arms of Providence,...
Pastor's Corner | Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The month of September is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows. “Prayer is the best weapon we have; it is the key to God’s...
Pastor's Corner | 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Please Pray for the Priests of the Diocese of Columbus this week, as we are in Convocation with Bishop Fernandes Eleventh...
Novena to our Lady of Perpetual help
Our Patronal Feast Day is June 27. In preparation, I invite all the parish to pray this novena with me. It begins on June 18...
Pastor's Corner | Corpus Christi
Tenth Week in Ordinary Time Monday, June 12 Holy Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12 Meditation: The beatitudes which Jesus offers us...
Pastor's Corner | The Most Holy Trinity
Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Monday, June 5 | Saint Boniface Let us stand fast in what is right, and prepare our souls for...
Pastor's Corner | Pentecost
The month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Memorare to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Remember, O most kind...
Pastor's Corner | Ascension
Laudato Si’ Week 2023 will be celebrated May 21-28, to mark the eighth anniversary of Pope Francis’ landmark encyclical on care...
Pastor's Corner | Sixth Sunday of Easter
“Devotion to the Blessed Virgin is actually necessary, because there is no better means of obtaining God’s graces than through...
Pastor's Corner | Fifth Sunday of Easter
“We never give more honor to Jesus than when we honor His Mother, and we honor her simply and solely to honor Him all the more...
Pastor's Corner | Third Sunday of Easter
The Third Week of Easter begins with the disciples on the road to Emmaus. They did not recognized him until the breaking of the...
Pastor's Corner | Fourth Sunday of Lent
+Prayer of Petition for Saint Joseph’s Blessing: Bless me, O dearly beloved father, Saint Joseph; bless my body and my soul;...
Pastor's Corner | Third Sunday of Lent
After some research and discussion with other agencies around the county, my desire is to establish an outreach to First...
Pastor's Corner | Second Sunday of Lent
Last year, my appeal for the OLA/BAA focused on the need for a master plan for Our Lady. Bishop Fernandes has approved the...
Pastor's Corner | Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (23)
You may have seen in the news this week the car accident on 71 North between an OSHP Trooper and an on-coming vehicle. I was...
Pastor's Corner | Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 23
Monday, January 16 | Second Week in Ordinary Time Holy Gospel: Mark 2:18-22 Meditation: Jesus warns his disciples about the...
Pastor's Corner | Epiphany
This past week, after several interviews, I have been offered a position with the Franklin County Sheriff Office Chaplain...
Pastor's Corner | Solemnity of Mary, Holy Mother of God
“If the soul is sick, one must begin by treating the soul. Do you have faith? Do you believe that God can do something for...
Pastor's Corner | The Nativity of the Lord
“Kiss the feet of the baby Jesus, who lies in the manger, and pray that the Holy Virgin will allow you to hold Him. Take Him...
Pastor's Corner | The Fourth Sunday of Advent
Monday, December 19 | Fourth Week in the Season of Advent Holy Gospel: Luke 1:5-25 Meditation: Zechariah was a faithful and...
Pastor's Corner | Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
On the Thirty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time, in Luke’s Gospel, the Sadducees ask sly questions of Jesus, hoping to confuse him...
Pastor's Corner | Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Today is the Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time. In Luke’s gospel we see Jesus challenged by a scholar who asks how to obtain...
Pastor's Corner | Fifth Sunday of Easter
The Fifth Sunday of Easter brings us stories from Acts of the Apostles of Paul and Barnabas and their work in the early church....
Pastor's Corner | Sixth Sunday of Easter
John’s Gospel offers us comfort and peace in a very direct way for the 6th Sunday of Easter. Jesus says “Peace I leave with...
Pastor's Corner | Third Sunday of Easter
John’s Gospel brings us a wonderful story for the Third Sunday of Easter. After the events of Good Friday and the joy of Easter...
Pastor's Corner | Fifth Sunday of Lent
In the Fifth Sunday of Lent, John’s Gospel brings us the story of the woman accused of adultery. Religious leaders bring a...
Pastor's Corner | Fourth Sunday of Lent
For the Fourth Sunday of Lent we read the powerful story of the Prodigal Son from Luke’s Gospel. The younger son, who asks for...
Fr Joe's Homily | Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
This is Jesus' first big sermon in the Gospel of Luke. It is His inaugural address. And it shocks everyone. The topic is...
Homily - February 6, 2022 | The Importance of Our Celebration of Mass
Do you know why do we bless ourselves with Holy Water when we enter the church? Every action of the Mass has meaning. What else...