Is there anything more joyful than the excited buzz of fellowship taking place at the opening of a Sunday morning worship service?I generally start all of my Sunday morning...

FLORIANAssumption Catholic ChurchFather Luis BuitronThursday, March 27: 6 p.m. MassFriday, March 28: 6 p.m. MassSaturday, March 29: 5 p.m. MassThursday, April 3: 6 p.m....

Becoming intimate friends with a man and his family during a short, two-hour concert seems crazy, right?The kind of friends who regularly check in,...

FLORIANAssumption Catholic ChurchFather Luis BuitronThursday, March 20: 6 p.m. MassFriday, March 21: 6 p.m. MassSaturday, March 22: 5 p.m. MassThursday, March 27: 6 p.m....

It seems that Lent couldn’t be taking place at a more appropriate time than it is now.Just as the world as we know it seems to be burning down...

It seems that Lent couldn’t be taking place at a more appropriate time than it is now.Just as the world as we know it seems to be burning down around us, we are called to...

The 40-day preparation for Easter has begun. Ash Wednesday was on the 5th of March. Pictured is Pastor Caitlin Jensen-Brown putting ashes in the...

FLORIANAssumption Catholic ChurchFather Luis BuitronThursday, March 13: 6 p.m. MassFriday, March 14: 6 p.m. MassSaturday, March 15: 5 p.m. MassThursday, March 20: 6 p.m....

One of my very first pastoral mentors taught me the vital life lesson that today's worries are enough for today.If you want to find the scriptural...

Iwas reminded of an age-old, but also important, adage at the poker table recently: You can’t judge a book by its cover.And that’s a vital reminder about human...

FLORIANAssumption Catholic ChurchFather Luis BuitronThursday, February 20: 6 p.m. MassFriday, February 21: 6 p.m. MassSaturday, February 22: 5 p.m. MassThursday, February...

There are days that this pastoring thing is more than alright, I tell ya.Oh, there are plenty of days when one looks skyward and thinks to...

More than 120 years ago, my great-grandfather Alexander William Brooks Sr., his wife Mary Ann and their first three children crossed the Canadian...

I miss my brother Drew. Now that the rush of the holidays and the adrenaline of turning a new calendar year are over, I am beginning to acutely...

This week, the U.S. surgeon general announced he would seek congressional approval to require warning labels be placed on social media platforms,...