It is an immense joy and honor for our parish to welcome Cardinal Gregory. He has been our Archbishop for over four years (May 21, 2019). He is our Shepherd and oversees the 140 parishes of the Archdiocese of Washington. As announced earlier Cardinal Gregory will celebrate the 11:30 am Mass this Sunday December 10, the Second Sunday of Advent, just two weeks away from Christmas. He is coming to close the Centennial Memorial Year of Father Martin (December 31,1845- August 6, - 1923). Following the Mass, he will attend with all of us the first performance by our Children and Youth of the Play about the Life of Father Martin, who spent the last 29 years of his life as the local Shepherd for the areas of Waldorf, Baden and Aquasco (1894-1923). This is the third time...

“I was inspired to write my own dream experience, however, my experience happened while wide awake experiencing my first radiation treatment for colon cancer. Needless to say. I was scared to death. Dressed in a hospital gown, lying on a machine I was unfamiliar with, I began to pray to Jesus, (I wish I prayed more often when I wasn’t asking for something). Through the intercom system came the voice of radiation tech asking me if I wanted to listen to any music. While my eyes remained...