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(Mary 15, 2022)  "Love is at the core of our Christian vocation; the command of Christ is to love one another," said Father Anthony Eseke, Priest-in-Residence at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, in his homily for the Fifth Sunday of Easter. When we reflect on our love relationships, Father said important questions to ask are: "How do you see one another? What is your level of emotional agility?  What is your level of firm flexibility?" Challenge yourself and grow in your love and your faith, Father said. "God's grace will embrace you and heal you,"

(May 13, 2022) Father Charles Persing, pastor of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, reflects on the meaning of the sacraments of First Eucharist and Confirmation as our young parishioners celebrate these milestones this month.

(May 8, 2022) "To whom are we listening? Are we listening to the right voice?" is at the heart of Father Charles Persing's homily for today. Father Charles explains that this voice is found in the sacred Scriptures. On the other hand, the voices of our modern world are not uniting us as a community of believers, but rather distort the truth and sow divisions. These voices are fulfillment of what our modern world wants and not what God asks. "Are we on the narrow path to Heaven? How  would our families, neighborhoods, workplaces be transformed if we listened to the voice of Jesus?"

(May 7, 2022) When you think about God, can you comprehend what the eternal life is like? Holy Scriptures bring us a foretaste of that reality. Mass, too, is a place where Heaven touches Earth, and we are invited to witness that reality.Thus, Deacon David L Hall of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish reminded us, "as we seek to follow Jesus in this world, it is good to remember that there is a larger reality" and that we are only a small segment of all God's people throughout the ages.  Deacon Hall added that, "God is working through the Church below to finalize the Church above. And He is going to do that until every one who belongs to Jesus is truly His forever. The Good News from God is that you and I are invited  to be part of it. Jesus, our Good Shepherd, is here to lead us." DOWNLOAD TRANSCRIPT

(May 1, 2022) In his last weekend in service to our parish, Deacon William Dwayer highlighted the core lesson of today's reading: It is only with Christ that the apostles ... and we ... can accomplish good things. 

(May 1, 2022)  We have the privilege of proclaiming our love for God,  Father Samuel Dubois, Parochial Vicar at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, said in his homily this weekend.  And in doing, we bring God glory and honor. 

(April 29, 2022) THE AMAZING GIFT OF FRIENDSHIP with Jesus, and with those whom God has placed in our lives, is the focus of Father Charles L. Persing's reflection this week, as he considers the encounters of Jesus with the disciples after the Resurrection. Father Persing is the pastor of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish.

(April 24, 2022) Father Samuel Dubois, Parochial Vicar of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, contrasts human mercy with God's mercy in his homily for Divine Mercy Sunday. God's mercy is so much more amazing and powerful than anything we can come close to offering to another, Father Dubois says, because Divine Mercy heals us and raises us to new and eternal life.

(April 24, 2022) Father Charles Persing, pastor of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, reminds us of a phrase that appears a number of times throughout Scripture: "The stone that the builder rejected has become the cornerstone." Father asks, "How many times do we miss the people that God gives to us for a purpose, because we have our own selfish ideas about how people should be." He concludes by encouraging us to be the person that God has called us to be, regardless of what others may think.

(April 24, 2022)  In his homily for Divine Mercy Sunday, Deacon David L. Hall reminds us: One day we all will face Him in all His power and glory. He will ask each of us: "Have you lived believing me, loving me, and following me?”  We should never forget that ... and pray for mercy.DOWNLOAD TRANSCRIPT HERE

(April 17, 2022) Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed! Father Samuel Dubois, Parochial Vicar of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, invites us to rejoice in Christ's victory over death and His message that we no longer have anything to be afraid of. Renewing  our baptismal promises is our acceptance of the reality of the Kingdom of God that is to come.

(April 17, 2022) EASTER HOMILY FROM FATHER ANTHONY ESEKE, Priest in Residence at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish. Father Eseke asks us to ponder three things this Easter: First, Jesus Christ is Lord. Second, "the Shalom," the gift of peace, the greeting that Jesus gives us after his Resurrection. And finally: we are now Alleluia people.

(April 16, 2022) In his homily on this Easter Vigil, Father Charles Persing emphasized that God did not raise only His Son, but also all of us so that we can be lifted up to a new life. Therefore, let's "give ourselves to God, surrender to His will, and let Him choose our path -- even though that chosen path is not what we wanted," Father Persing said, "and live a life of sacrifice, by continuing the mission of the Church."The cross of cruelty and the cross of blessings as well as the Stations of the Cross are our visible tokens whose messages we need to emulate, not only on Easter Sunday, but also throughout the year: let's live them!

(April 14, 2022) Has it ever occurred to you that the celebration of Seder on Holy Thursday was a God's invitation to us to the New Covenant? "Do this in memory of Me," Father Persing says, is God calling "each one of us to bring Christ to everyone we encounter." 

(April 15, 2022) Father Samuel Dubois, Parochial Vicar of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, reminds us that Jesus' love for us transcends any love which our rational minds could grasp. Sacrificing Himself, He did so that our lives would be eternal, with Him, and not lost in the darkness. "Out of love for us," Father Dubois says, "Jesus freely embraced His cross. It is His gift for us, so that we might be free, so that we might be loved, so that one day we might return home."

(April 10, 2022) In his homily this Palm Sunday, Father Charles Persing, pastor of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, reminds us of the necessity of our spiritual preparation in this Lenten season. Drawing closer to Christ and asking for forgiveness of sins, at this special time, will allow us to experience the mystery of Jesus wholeheartedly.

Father Charles L Persing explains the use and significance of Holy Oils in Catholic Church.

(April 3, 2022) Have you ever felt the hand of Jesus on your shoulder? Have you ever sensed His presence in your life and wondered which choices to make? Father Charles Persing, pastor of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, reminds us that we should center our lives around Jesus and let Him make us new. Making us new may require that, as we are pointing our fingers at faults, "we have to point them at ourselves,"  Father Persing said,  "confess our own faults and conquer our own sins." And only Jesus can help us do that.

(April 3, 2022) Father Samuel Dubois, Parochial Vicar of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, invites us today to be more open and introspect of our own  sins and mistakes. He also asks us to be to be more merciful and Christ-like to others.  Emphasizing the today's Gospel message from  John 8: 1-11, Father Dubois says that focusing on the mistakes of others, "no one has to look at their own." We, therefore, need to focus "on the things that matter."

Father Charles Persing concludes the series on Stations of the Cross and talks about the Resurrection.