Fathers Corner

  • Homily for the Seventh Sunday OT

    After John had been arrested and Jesus called the first apostles to follow him, he gathers everyone together to teach them about a new way of life. A rabbi, gathering […]

  • Information about changes regarding the formation of a Pastoral Team in Latah County

    February 13, 2023 Dear Members of our St. Mary’s Parish Family, In October of 2022, Fr. Chase Hasenoehrl and I wrote to you about some possible changes to the Pastoral […]

  • Homily for the Sixth Sunday OT

    If any of you remember the movie Men in Black, there is an important scene at the beginning of the movie. Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) and Agent J (Will […]

  • St. Angela Merici – Bulletin Letter (Sister Margaret)

    We celebrated St. Angela Merici’s feast on January 27th . Why is she important to us at St. Mary’s? It was she who founded the Ursuline Sisters in 1535. And […]

  • Homily for the Fourth Sunday OT

    You might say “here he goes again” when I talk about the behavior of the Chosen People in the times of Zephaniah the Prophet;  You might say “here he goes […]

  • Homily for the Third Sunday OT

    The local weatherman said a few days ago that our days are getting longer by about two minutes a day. You can tell that when you get up in the […]

  • Homily for the Second Sunday OT

    Last week we celebrated the Epiphany, and normally this Sunday we would celebrate the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. But because Christmas and the Feast of Mary the […]

  • Homily for The Octave Day of Christmas, Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God

    This morning (Saturday, December 21, 2022) Bishop Peter sent out a message to the priests of the diocese that Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI has gone to His Eternal Reward. The […]

  • Bulletin Letter 12/24/22

      Dear Friends and Parishioners, Christmas traditions are celebrated all over the world. Last week in Church I noticed a number ofvisitors who were from near and far preparing for […]

  • Homily for Christmas 2022

    During these last several weeks of Advent we have anticipated, with excitement, the coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We know the stories from Scripture about the angels […]