Monthly Archives: June 2019

The better than Junk Trunk Sale! Members of St. Barnabas will be loading up their trunks, with stuff to offer many sale bargains. They will drive to the church and display all of their wares for sale! After 3:00 pm … Continue reading →

If you find cause for joy, give thanks to God, who wants you to have joy with him forever. If you find disappointment or suffering, remember that God loved you so much that he sent his son, Jesus, to suffer … Continue reading →

Tomorrow, June 22 is the feast day for St. Alban, who is remembered as the first British martyr.  It is difficult here to separate fact from legend.  He is supposed to have died around the year 304, but the best … Continue reading →

June 16, the Sunday after Pentecost, is festival dedicated to one of the deepest divine mysteries:  the Holy Trinity.  God has revealed himself in three persons, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  We don’t understand this fully, but we do … Continue reading →

Sunday, June 9, is the festival of Pentecost, which is 50 days after Easter.  The name just means “fifty” in Greek.  The English name, Whitsunday (or Whitsun) is also not very helpful, as it means “White Sunday” and reflects the … Continue reading →

There is a “permanent hatred of the Catholic faith which is inseparable from the existence of the Church on Earth. . . .  Such hatred is natural and inevitable.  All energy polarises, and the Catholic Church is the most powerful … Continue reading →