Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises up and his glory appears over you. Lift up your eyes and look about you: all assemble and come to you. Isaiah 60.1-2,4 […]
We are in the final days of preparation for our Easter celebration, this year for the first time ever at the Maryland State Fair. Our Ops ministers get into high gear this afternoon and tomorrow moving our church exactly one mile north. Our musicians are rehearsing, and they really sound great. Children’s Ministers are putting […]
Those of you new to this site or our parish might not know that this week we’re moving. We’re moving our entire church exactly one mile north, to the corner of Timonium and York Road, where were celebrating Easter at the Maryland State Fair. We’ll be doing two Masses on Sunday morning as well as […]
The Church is God’s work and God’s handiwork. As people who work in church we need to turn to him and depend upon him and let him shape our work. Often in churchworld dependence on God can become either an excuse for not working hard or an excuse for downplaying the importance of our efforts. […]
Every industry has realities and aspects that differentiate it from other industries. What is normal in one industry is not found in another. There are industry standards and practices that must be followed in a certain way or at a certain time because that’s the way it is. People who succeed in those industries understand […]
Every weekend is special because we get to worship God, receive our Savior and help reintroduce people to him too. Every weekend is special, but this weekend will be different. And that’s not so much a promise as it is a warning. If you have ever spent even a little time around here, you know […]
In the world of cultural Catholicism there is widespread misunderstanding when it comes to grace. And this misunderstanding can keep people far from God and locked in unhelpful patterns and attitudes when it comes to practicing (or not practicing) their faith. This week we kicked off a new series on grace in which we’re challenging […]
There is so much going on at Nativity this weekend; you do not want to miss it. And you do not want to miss this opportunity to bring a friend (who doesn’t have a church) to church, or invite them to join us online this Sunday at 10:30am or 5:30pm. This will be the perfect […]
New Series Our Lenten message series begins the weekend of February 25 & 26. In the past few years our messages during Lent have been the most challenging of the whole year, and this year will be no different. We’re calling the series “Highly Favored” and we’re looking at grace. The topic has been the […]
1. This will be the sixth and, sadly, final week of our current series, “The Rules of Happiness.” I say sadly because spending so much time preparing for our series, it’s always sad to see them go, like saying goodbye to a friend. This series has had an unexpected impact on me, and others have […]
