First Down with Fr. Eric (July 25, 2021)
Dear Friends, Statistics tell us that there is still a significant number of people who use Facebook for their social media. St. Patrick has a good number of followers on our Facebook account. I am very grateful to the staff members who have helped with our weekday 3...
Homily – Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Fr. Eric Tellez
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Hate Gets More Clicks Than Love (by Brian Cannon)
I think that there is a certain gravitational pull, a sorting out of sorts, associated with spending time online. Every tap and every click that we register is a statement of preference, and pretty soon, the digital universe starts putting things in front of us that...
First Down with Fr. Eric (July 18, 2021)
Dear Friends, March, 2020 found St. Patrick and many other churches scrambling to have the Mass online for people to view. Our “tech team” worked very hard for many months to have the Mass available online. We used two iPhones and a lot of hours making the Mass a...
Traveling Lightly (by Megan Popa)
I’m a classic over-packer. Even as I’ve worked on simplifying and becoming more of a “minimalist” in my home and my everyday life, it seems that when I’m getting ready to go on a trip, I’m always tempted to bring just a little too much. An outfit for every possible...
First Down with Fr. Eric (July 11, 2021)
Dear Friends, We have been hosting ministry meetings and other functions on campus. In September we will REGATHER fully with opening the campus for full use. With the enlarged parking lot, one can see the large HOUSE OF MERCY which houses our YOUTH GARAGE, STORAGE...
Living in Faith instead of Fear (by Gerri Porteous)
I have many opportunities each day to worry and live in fear, from being worried about my family, my children and grandchildren, maintaining good health, to the economy and my finances; the list could go on and on. But did you know that faith and fear have something...
First Down with Fr. Eric (July 4, 2021)
Dear Friends, Many of us are familiar with the idea that parents want to give to their children a life that is much better than what they experienced. There was a time where parents struggled with many challenges in life, and they would sacrifice so much to give their...
Not All Bandwagons are Bad (by Adam Stein)
You don’t need to have spent any time on the roads over the last month to notice the ever growing bandwagon on the streets of Arizona. We are suddenly a basketball town again, and everyone surely enjoys the ride…including me! GO SUNS!!! (Younger me, wrapped in my...
Homily – Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Fr. Eric Tellez
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