Saint Thomas More Parish

05/31/2026

Ladies Auxiliary Update! 🌸✨

05/30/2026

Three in One
This Sunday’s liturgy celebrates the core mystery of our Christian faith: the Holy Trinity.

God is one in essence — there is only one God — yet there are three Divine Persons.

God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit: this mystery goes beyond our ability to understand it completely.

The notion of the Trinity is baffling for many non-Christians, some of whom think that we
worship three gods.

Their skepticism is understandable. We only know about the Trinity because God himself revealed it to us, primarily through his Son, our Lord Jesus.

Even in heaven we will never totally comprehend it, since God is infinite and we will always be finite.

One reason it’s hard to get a small grasp on the Trinity is language.

When referring to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we call them Divine Persons. But we need to remember that we are using “Persons” in a much different way than we usually do.
The Divine Persons aren’t like the three persons who live in that house down the street.
The Divine Persons could more precisely be called subsistent relations. They are distinguished by their relation to one another.

The Father is Father because of the Son, and vice versa. The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son; the Spirit could be thought of as the bond of love between the Father and the Son.

What does all this mean for us?

One answer is this: God is relational in himself, and since we are made in God’s image (Genesis 1:26-27) relations are crucial for us. We aren’t meant to be islands.

We are meant to live in community. This applies to big families as well as to hermits who
gather with others for liturgical celebrations.

The best relations help us on the road to heaven. How can we strengthen those relations day by day?

God bless,

Father Edward McIlmail, LC

05/30/2026

Help us support Birthright this month! We are collecting baby clothing, diapers, and supplies for local moms in need. Drop off your donations or financial contributions by June 28. Thank you for your generosity! 🧡

05/30/2026

Join us for a Coffee Social! ☕✨

Looking for great conversation and a warm community? Stop by the social hall after the 10:00 a.m. Mass this Sunday, May 31! It’s the perfect chance to catch up with old friends, welcome new faces, and enjoy some refreshments together.

We can't wait to see you there! 😊

05/27/2026

Join Our Book Club! 📚✨
Looking for good reading and great conversation? Come join the Saint Thomas More Parish Book Club!

05/24/2026

05/24/2026

'Pentecost is the birthday
of the Church,
for on that day
the Holy Spirit infused
the Apostles with the gifts necessary to fulfill
their mission. '

05/23/2026

A driving wind
Acts 2:1-11 captures a memorable moment in world history: the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.

Coming like a strong driving wind, the Spirit breathes life into the nascent Church and enables the apostles to speak various languages and to be understood by the visitors in Jerusalem who traveled from as far away as Rome and Asia Minor and Mesopotamia.

This startling scene is a kind of Tower of Babel in reverse.

That’s when, in the Book of Genesis, God came down and confused the speech of those who tried to build a tower to put themselves at the same heights as the deity. When the builders no longer understood one another, they scattered and abandoned their pride-filled project.

At Pentecost, by contrast, God unites peoples of different languages, so that all can understand the Gospel message preached by the apostles.

It is fitting that the Gospel should reach all people since Jesus died for all and left us a Church that is one, holy and apostolic: the Catholic Church.

Long before globalization became a media buzzword, the Church was already thinking
globally. Its doors were and remain open to all.

What might this mean for us today?

One idea is this: We should view people of other languages and cultures as brothers and sisters with the same heavenly Father. There should be no “enemies list” in our hearts. Everyone is called to holiness; everyone is a potential saint.

To cultivate that worldview, it helps to make room for some kind of Catholic media in our day, even if it’s a simple app that helps us to pray.

By centering our day on prayer and the Gospel and goods of charity, we can become a driving wind to stir up change (for the better) in our little corner of the world.

What can we do, starting today, to move further in that direction?

God bless,
Father Edward McIlmail, LC

05/21/2026

A quick look at then vs now! The beauty of the Church is timeless, and God's grace endures forever.

05/20/2026

Join our Parish Book Club! 📚✨ We’re diving into The Lamb’s Supper by Scott Hahn. Come for the discussion, stay for the fellowship! See you on May 21 at 9 a.m. in the social hall. Don’t forget your copy! ☕📖