At 12:00 today, I became your pastor. I'm Father Michael Carlson at Saint Mark this morning. And now here as your pastor, and I am. I'm here for you. I am here for you to lead you as best I can to Jesus Christ through the preaching of the gospel and through the sacraments. And I will do my utmost and ask especially for your prayers, because I need.…

In the name of the father, and of the son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen Seeking Our Lady's intercession, let us pray. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Good morning, brothers…

The gospel today shows Jesus power over sickness and death. The story of the woman with hemorrhages demonstrates great faith because she tried every remedy without success. The story of Jairus and his daughter demonstrate also great faith on the part of a religious leader. Most religious leaders oppose Jesus, but Jairus comes as a believer. The sto…

Jesus had ministered to the people all day long along the shore of Galilee, but in his humanity. Now he needed rest. The boat that he entered into, he goes to the stern of the boat, and as it says, he falls asleep on a cushion. Then the gospel says, suddenly a violent squall came and threatened to capsize the boat. The disciples woke him and said, …

In today's gospel, Mark emphasizes two parables concerning the kingdom of God. The question is, since Jesus emphasized so much about the parables, what are parables? They are short stories with a purpose. They teach moral and spiritual lessons through comparison or analogy. Jesus used everyday situations and characters to reveal the kingdom of God.…

Last week we discussed one of the great mysteries of the church, the Holy Trinity. That there are three divine persons in one God. This week we encounter another great mystery the Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, also known as Corpus Christi. Both mysteries, though not proceed by our senses, are revealed to us through God's wonderful theol…

Today is Trinity Sunday. One of the mysteries. Great mysteries of the church, a Holy Mother. The church has taught us that there are three Divine persons and one God. We cannot fathom it. We cannot understand it. And no human capacity is even the story that goes back to Saint Augustine when he was walking along the seashore. And a young boy approac…

In today's gospel, Jesus talks about the coming of the advocate who is the spirit of truth. Jesus knew the disciples did not have the courage or confidence to continue what Jesus began. In order to console them, he promises to send them the advocate who proceeds from the father. Jesus says, the Spirit will testify on my behalf, and you shall also t…

In today's gospel, Jesus commissions the 11 notices, says the 11. Because of what happened to Judas, they had not yet chosen. Matthias says the 12th. He says, go into the world and evangelize, preach, and teach all that I have taught you to all creation. He says, the man who believes in it and accepts baptism will be saved. The man who refuses to b…

The gospel that I have just read. Jesus connects love, obedience, and joy. Jesus says he Himself found joy and fulfilling the will of His Father even in the face of adversity. That adversity was nothing less than laying down his life for his friends. By his sacrifice on the cross, this is how he can say there is no greater love than this to lay dow…

My name is Father Noe Torres, I am the Vicar at Immaculate Conception in Hendersonville and at the Basilica of St. Lawrence in Asheville and now I am here at St. Dorothy, three churches! I will be with you celebrating the Holy mass and sacraments. If God asks us if you have done 7 works of charity before you enter heaven you will begin to remember …

We continue to pray for Father Miller as he attempts to recover from illness. And I know it's somewhat difficult for you because you never know who you're going to get. On a given weekend, we have reached the bottom of the barrel. My name is Father Matthew Kauth, and for those of you I don't know. I work at the seminary in the rectory of Saint Jose…

In our gospel reading today, Luke underscores the fact that Jesus is truly alive. Now, this might strike you as a very basic truth of all Christians believe but let me add a bit more to that sentence that makes it even more striking. He is very much alive in the Eucharist that is consecrated in every Catholic Mass that is offered throughout the wor…

The Sunday is so rich, there's so much to be, to be shared and to be to reflect on. First, it's the first Sunday after Easter. The resurrection. The big deal. Resurrection is everything for us. And today we are celebrating that divine mercy that amazing sign of God's love. When he revealed to Saint Faustina, revealed to her, explain to her how much…

The name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. What image comes to mind when you think of motherhood? Well, perhaps the most common image is or pictures of motherhood is that some form of image of Madonna and child that really takes center stage around Christmas time. However, this image of a mother holding her child presupposes anothe…

Third Sunday of Lent March 3, 2024 Good morning to all of you. I am Father Brian Becker. I got a call from Father Miller earlier in the week. I know you keep him in your prayers, but please continue to do. He is having a difficult weekend with his illness, and he was asking for some assistance with the masses this weekend and he gave me a call. I'm…

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit seeking our Lady's intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of Grace. The Lord is with thee, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of her death. Amen Good morning, brothers, and sis…

First Sunday of Lent February 18, 2024 • The name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Seeking our Lady's Intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of grace. the Lord is with thee Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Am…

Meditating on the four last things. Of course, we started with death. It's inevitable for all of us. Last night I spoke about judgment again, inevitable for all of us. And for tonight. And tomorrow I'll do hell. And then heaven. And this is where the divide comes in regards to our own personal experiences. Everybody is going to experience one or th…

Earlier today and last night, I spoke to you about the first of the four last things death, the first experience that all of us will share whenever the end of our life comes, whether it's the end of time itself, when Christ comes again and glory, or if it's just most likely our particular death that that individual day and the church teaches correc…

The name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Seeking our Lady's Intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of Grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Good morning, brothers, and sist…

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Seeking our Lady's intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of the womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Good morning, brothers, and s…

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit seeking our Lady's intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen Good morning, brothers, and sist…

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Seeking a lady's intercession, let us pray. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Good morning, brothers, and sist…

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit Seeking our Lady's intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of the womb, Jesus, Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen Merry Christmas, brothers, and si…

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Seeking our Lady's intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Good morning, brothers, and si…

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit seeking our Lady's intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Good morning, brothers, and sis…

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Seeking our Lady's intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Good morning, brothers, and s…

Have you ever wondered why we do what we do during Mass? Is it tradition or Church law?We invite you to listen to Fr. Miller's homily on the Mass Etiquette. You may watch the Mass in its entirety on our YouTube channel. Homily begins at 20:21By padrecast

The reading for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time call to love. And in the Gospel Jesus give us The Great Commandment that will be used for our judgment. He said to him, "You shall love the Lord, your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and wht all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: You shall l…

Making the Rosary an Intentional HabitIf you’re looking to grow your spiritual self, one of the best things you can do is to make praying the Rosary an intentional, purposeful part of your everyday life. Part of that is finding a rosary you can easily bring with you, no matter where you go. https://catholicwoodworker.com/blogs/older-posts/why-the-h…

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit seeking our Lady's intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Good morning, brothers, and si…

The name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Seeking our Lady's Intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of grace. the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Good morning, brothers, and sist…

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit seeking our Lady's intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus, Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, Amen Good morning, brothers, and sis…

The name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Seeking our Lady's intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Normally I do announcements at the end…

The name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Seeking our Lady's Intercession. Let US pray. Hail Mary full of Grace. The Lord is with the Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of the womb. Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God. Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Good morning, brothers, and sisters. Earli…

The name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Seeking our Lady's intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary full of Grace. The Lord is with the Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy wound. Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Good morning, brothers and sisters.…

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit seeking our Lady's intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of Grace. The Lord is with the blessed heart among women, and blessed is the fruit of Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Good morning, brothers and sisters. In our fi…

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit seeking our Lady's intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of Grace. The Lord is with the blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of the womb. Jesus, Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Those of you who don't know Deaco…

John's words should ultimately become our own. In what ways can I decrease, so that Christ can increase in me? Saint Paul got to a place in his life in which this had totally taken place. Saint Paul said very beautifully: "It is no longer I who live, but Christ Who lives in me." Paul had decreased to such an extent that there was very little of Pau…

Tithing to the church - do you know what it has to do with theologically and according to the Scriptures? It has to do with your keeping 90%.The Bible says if you do not tithe to the Lord, the 90% He lets you keep will not be enough to meet your needs. The imagery the Bible uses, is that you carry your coins around in a purse, a little drawstring b…

The Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist is the source and summit of our faith. Of course "source and summit" means our faith flows from the Eucharist - from the Body of Christ - and it goes back to the Body of Christ. It begins and ends with Jesus. . . .Since the Eucharist is His real presence, and Jesus is the source and the summit, then the Eucharist…

This weekend, we welcome Fr. William Lesak, USN (Ret); State Chaplain of the Knights of Columbus So there are the three. Those are the things you and I must do everything we make the sign of the cross. To see Thee more clearly Lord in the world in which I live. To love Thee more dearly in all the things that are broken out there in the world. And t…

Bread. It's the easiest way to understand these mysteries of salvation. Today - Pentecost - the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles and the Virgin Mary and appeared as tongues of fire. So, why is bread the perfect analogy, the perfect example that God has given us to understand all of these great mysteries?It's because Jesus chose bread to be t…

So many people nowadays think they can just talk to God on their own and He's gong to listen? None of us - none of us - deserves to be heard by the Father. Yes, He hears everything because He's God. But do you think for a moment He's going to grant any favor that you've asked? What have you done for Him? How many times have you failed Him? And sudd…

Without faith you cannot believe. Without faith you cannot hope. There is no hope without faith and belief: in Christ, in what He has done for us, in the gifts He has given us.Without faith and hope, you can't love. You'll be so filled with anxieties and stresses and the problems of the world.It is precisely faith and hope that empower Christian lo…

The word "deacon" means servant. That's their job. They are there to serve. To serve the needs of the Bishops and the priests. And there to serve the needs of the faithful. Deacons are ordained to "Christ the Servant". Priests and Bishops are ordained to "Christ the Head". A deacon's role first and foremost is to serve in those areas of the Church …

Spiritual beings have no power to create anything spiritual at all. That power only exists in the physical universe by what we believe as God's design. Why is this important?Because it helps us to understand in our attempts to create AI (artificial intelligence) something simple should be clear: it will never become self-aware. That's impossible. D…

The Jews saw this gift of Law as the greatest gift that God bestowed upon them. He did it through His prophets, through Moses, by speaking His Word to them. As Catholics, we understand that Jesus Christ is the Word of God. What the old law symbolized, Jesus Christ is. The difference between the Old Testament law, and the New Testament Christ is tha…

If the Pharisees and Sadducees knew it was the Lord, then of course He'd have the power to forgive sins, He's God. But their objection was legitimate. Honestly, it's the same objection that Catholics and Christians in general have about priests hearing confessions and forgiving sins: How can a man forgive sins? Why do I need to go to a man to get m…