Father Scott's Sharing Spot

Socially distant – Spiritually Connected

Dear Parish Family, I write this with a full heart. I could not be more proud of everyone in our two communities. The unity, the generosity, the desire for connection – it’s all been overwhelming. Although this is an incredibly

Keeping us connected during the Coronavirus epidemic

Dear Parish Family, There are no words for the shock we feel at the way our lives have been turned upside down by this pandemic. It’s devastating to our bodies, our emotions, our thoughts, our future plans, our sense of

All Souls’ Mass

Loss is one of the most disorienting and overwhelming aspects of human life. Each of us have people in our life that we can’t bear to live without. And yet, we will at some point be forced to cope with

St. Patrick’s celebrates 100 years

This weekend, as St. Patrick’s celebrates 100 years in the beautiful church we call home, I’d like to take you back another couple of generations to the earliest Catholic days in our area. Local historians tell me that the first

Meet Our Candidates

In just two weeks, our five catechumens and candidates will be fully initiated into the Church at our Easter Vigil. Today I’d to share with you the remarkable stories of our three candidates, all from St. Patrick’s, who are already

We Are One Body

Something very touching happened between our two parishes last year. A member of St. Mary’s parish asked if he could be a member of St. Patrick’s 100th Anniversary Committee. He’s a long-time Coxsackie resident who has a great love for

Lenten Preparation

Have you decided yet what practices to undertake for your 2018 Lenten tune-up? Many of us fast from some comfort or behavior, giving it up for the sake of making more room inside of ourselves for faith and devotion. Others

We Are Many Parts

Every January, Catholics and others take a week to celebrate Christian unity. It’s amazing how far we have come in building bridges to other faiths in the past several generations. When I celebrate funerals for people who have lived a

Flying Together

It’s been hard to ignore the honking of geese in the skies above us these past few weeks. Apparently, their instincts are overriding the weather we’ve been having, which could certainly have encouraged them to think that winter is still

Father Stanley Rother Beatified

In some parts of the country, a number of Diocesan parish priests take a pause in their work as pastors of parishes in the U.S. to spend five years or more as a “temporary missionary” somewhere in the world. While