Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

06/03/2026

In his prayer intention for June, the month dedicated the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Pope Leo XIV encourages us, “Let us pray together that each one of us might find consolation in a personal relationship with Jesus, and from His Heart, learn to have compassion on the world.” As we begin this Novena to the Sacred Heart, we join the Holy Father in that prayer.

06/03/2026

Reading for the Memorial of Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs

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06/03/2026

Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs, pray for us!

06/02/2026

Join us in praying the Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus from June 3 -11 as we prepare for the Consecration of the United States of America to the Sacred Heart.

06/02/2026

Saints Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs, pray for us!

06/02/2026

Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus enunciates a principle that is an implicit resolution of the vexing problem of religion and politics: “Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.”

God is the deepest source and inspiration for everything in life, from sports to law to the arts to science and medicine. Everything comes from God and returns to God. So what about our famous question of religion and politics?

Politics is not in a realm separate from the religious; rather, its deepest ground is spiritual. Thomas Aquinas held that law comes from the eternal law, which is identical to the mind of God. This eternal law is reflected in the human mind and heart, those basic principles that are called the natural law. Positive laws—from traffic regulations to antitrust laws—are then concrete applications of the natural law.

Hence, all law—the very stuff of politics—has to do with God, since positive law nests in the natural law, which nests in the eternal law. This is why we should expect our politicians and judges to be acting in accord with moral and spiritual goods.

06/02/2026

Reading for the Tuesday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time

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06/01/2026

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06/01/2026

Our ICC and Holy Family Youth Group would love to invite you to join us for our Youth Movie Night Fundraiser as we watch the film “David.” This one will be Pajama Night, bring your favorite blanket or stuffed animal and get comfy.

We’ll be hosting movie nights in June, July, and August to support a fun, safe, and faith‑filled year for our ICC & Holy Family Youth Group. Your generosity helps us prepare for the upcoming year, including supplies, day retreats, and fun‑filled youth activities that help our teens grow in faith and community.

If anyone feels called to donate snacks, drinks, or any small contribution ahead of time, we are truly grateful. Thank you for always supporting our teens and helping them grow in faith and community.

“Let all that you do be done in love.” — 1 Cor 16:14

06/01/2026

Friends, today’s Gospel (Mark 12:1–12) tells of the landowner who planted a vineyard and leased it to tenants. This vineyard stands for Israel, but it could be broadened to include the whole world. Like the landowner, God has made for his people a beautiful and productive place, a place where they can find rest, enjoyment, and good work.

When vintage time drew near, the landowner sent his servants to the tenants to obtain the produce. But the tenants seized the servants, and one they beat, another they killed, and a third they stoned. Is this not the whole sorry history of Israel and its prophets, of the world and the people whom God has sent?

Then we hear the event upon which the parable turns: “He had one other to send, a beloved son. He sent him to them last of all, thinking, ‘They will respect my son.’ But those tenants . . . seized him and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.” After the terrible treatment that his representatives have received, the owner sends his son? Is he crazy? Yes, a little. But this is the over-the-top patience and generosity of God, his crazy love. “God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son,” knowing full well what his fate would be.