Looking for a way of bringing your Catholic faith back into your life? Why not come and join us for the celebration of the Sacrifice of the Holy Mass this week.  Even though Saint Francis de Sales Parish started over sixty years ago under the guidance of Fr. Diederich and Fr. Schleicher, our parish continues to be faithful to our Roman Catholic traditions while joyfully living out the gift of a Sacramental life in today's world.  Whether you have always been part of the Catholic Church or you are coming from another faith tradition, whether you have always gone to Church or it has been a long time, we welcome you to come to know Jesus Christ more profoundly through the gift of our parish. Give us a call or just come, we look forward to sharing in the Sacraments with you!

I have no idea where I am going.  I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think that I am following Your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. I believe that the desire to please You does in fact please You. I hope I have that desire in everything I do. I hope I never do anything apart from that desire. And I know that if I do this, You will lead me by the right road, though I may know nothing about it. Therefore I will trust you always, for though I may be lost, and in the shadow of death, and I will not be afraid, because I know You will never leave me to face my troubles alone.

Thomas Merton

My best Fr. Schleicher story occurred six years ago when I was still a student in grade school. It was right after my Confirmation Mass, and my mother was snapping pictures of me with different family members, when Fr. Schleicher came through the church. So I asked him to take a picture with me right on the steps of the sanctuary and he agreed. After the picture, he prophetically said, "OK Matt, onto Hoban and then off to seminary." At this point in my life I wanted nothing to do with priesthood, but as I was still a child, I was still scared to tell Fr. Schleicher "no," so I just said "Yeah," thinking to myself that he was nuts and does not know me. His words burned inside of me throughout most of my high school years as I wanted to get married and have a family, but my respect for Fr. Schleicher gave his call such power. Turns out he really did know better than I, as this is exactly what happened, I graduated Hoban and entered the seminary. I can honestly say that I would never be in the seminary without the example of Fr. Schleicher. "All blessings, no complaints." – Fr. Charles Byrider, adopted by Fr. Schleicher.