The St. Ignatius Parish Anti-Racism Committee is proud to sponsor this year's St. Ignatius Parish summer read. Join us as we embark on this annual parish tradition! This year our reading will bring us wisdom from our Indigenous Sisters and Brothers that pertains to our natural world. This summer we’ll be reading Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teaching of Plants, and discussing it on Sunday, September 20, following hospitality after the 10 am Mass.

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops is planning to consecrate the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Thursday, June 11, in Florida, on the eve of the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. See our website and your email newsletter for a link to watch this live. Eucharistic Adoration in preparation for the day is strongly encouraged. St. Mary’s Cathedral offers Eucharistic Adoration every first Friday of the month from 8 am to 5 pm.

Last weekend, we honored Deacon Eddy Gutierrez and the twelfth anniversary of his ordination to the Diaconate. In my remarks, I expressed our gratitude for his ministry to us. His homilies most often begin with a story from his family life and conclude with an insight into God’s immense love for us, an invitation to service, or a path to a deeper relationship with Jesus. His wisdom is borne of years of loving commitment as a husband, father, coach, and disciple of Jesus. Deacon Eddy has accompanied scores of women and men on their journey into our Catholic faith as a catechist for the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA). He has also walked with people as they prepared for marriage or baptized their children or buried their loved ones. Deacon Eddy, we are blessed by your faith, your love for us, and your ministry to us. We are grateful to God that you walk with us, and we wish you many continued blessings in the years to come. Ad multos annos!