First Down with Fr. Eric (June 15, 2025) Jun 15, 2025 Dear Friends,As I reflect on my life, I take this Father’s Day to recall all the male role models I encountered. As a boy, my uncle who lived in Safford, my baseball little league coaches, my 4th/5... Read more
First Down with Fr. Eric (June 8, 2025) Jun 08, 2025 Dear Friends,The Easter season reaches its high point with the Feast of Pentecost. Once Jesus is ready to return to the Father, the promise of the Paraclete, the Holy Spirit, is kept. As concern co... Read more
First Down with Fr. Eric (June 1, 2025) Jun 01, 2025 Dear Friends,As we enter the summer months, there is an opportunity to look at what changes need to be made for the beginning of the fall season. I want to announce some exciting changes in our par... Read more
First Down with Fr. Eric (May 18, 2025) May 18, 2025 Dear Friends,The thing about illness is that it never makes an appointment; it simply appears in our lives. That is why we have a powerful sacrament called the anointing of the sick. This sacrament... Read more
First Down with Fr. Eric (May 11, 2025) May 11, 2025 Dear Friends,I have always loved the word table. Once, I saw one of the most beautiful tables I had ever seen in Los Lunas, New Mexico. It was a large oak wood round table surrounded by a number of... Read more