I have written the following Pastoral Letter to provide for us an opportunity to meditate on the Mystery of the Eucharist, the Unity of our Parish in the Eucharist, and the Worship of the Holy Eucharist outside Mass.
It is entitled "O Sacrum Convivium" - "O Sacred Banquet".
The letter contains both a Theological Meditation on the Eucharist as well as some new norms related to Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
On October 19, 2024, we will be celebrating our annual St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Festival! Though we are a very large and diverse parish, this is one of the few times a year where all our many communities can come together to celebrate our unity as a parish! Indeed, I would personally like to invite you all [...]
I would like to offer a brief reflection on the official Prayer of the Church called “The Sacred Liturgy.” When we come to Holy Mass, the prayers that we pray – all belong to the Church, and as such form part of the Sacred Liturgy. [...]
This past week, on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, our parish patroness – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton – turned 250 years old. The daughter of the surgeon Richard Bayley and his wife Catherine Charlton, Elizabeth Ann Bayley was born in New York City on August 28, 1774. [...]
This week the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
On November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII solemnly declared that « by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and by our own authority, we pronounce, declare, and define it to be a divinely revealed dogma: that the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory » (Pope Pius XII, Apostolic Constitution Munificentissimus Deus, 1 Nov 1950, no. 44). [...]
My name is Fr. Michael G. Earthman, and I have been appointed as the new pastor of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish. I am grateful to Daniel Cardinal DiNardo for his leadership of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and his trust in me appointing me your shepherd. I look forward to meeting you all over the next few months, though please bear with me as I learn the great multitude of new faces, names, and great parish organizations that are a part of this large and vibrant parish! With these few words, I wanted to offer a bit about my background and personal history. [...]