Geographic Solutions The secret of the world lies wherever we can discern the transparency of the universe. —Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Letters from a Traveller Do you ever seek a geographic solution to your problems or difficulties? I know that I do! If there are some really intense frustrations or tensions in my ministry, in…
July 5, 2020 – Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time The Paschal Candle My fellow Parishioners, The very tall, singular candle that is present in a Church is called the Paschal Candle. The Paschal Candle is blessed at the Easter Vigil, and is lit at all Masses throughout the Great Fifty Days of the Easter Season.…
For All That Has Been—Thank you! For All That Will Be—Yes! July 1 is my 17th anniversary as the Pastor of our Faith Community. I share with you, once again, my first Pastor’s Column dated July 6, 2003. It is my desire each year to give you my first Pastor’s Column in which I shared…
Quotable Quotes about Fathers This weekend we celebrate the National Holiday of Father’s Day. In honor of this day, I share with you a variety of quotes about Fathers. Some are serious and sincere, some are in jest, and some are painfully true. All are meant to call attention to Fatherhood, its importance, and to…
The Vineyard The vineyard is a popular Christian symbol. It appears a number of times in the New Testament. Very simply, the earth is the vineyard. We are workers in that vineyard. There were workers before us. There will be workers after us. While we are in the vineyard, we are called to tend it…
The Most Holy Trinity Today is the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity. The Trinity is a dogma of the Church. A dogma is a truth appertaining to faith or morals; revealed by God, transmitted from the Apostles in the Scriptures or by tradition and proposed by the Church for the acceptance of the faithful.…
The Gift of the Holy Spirit “When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted…
Ascension—Jesus Was Lifted Up, and a Cloud Took Him from Their Sight When we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension, we celebrate the absence of Jesus. He is physically gone from us. He is no longer with us as he once was. When we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost, the gift of the Holy Spirit,…
Towers of Faith—Be a Part of the Legacy! You Are Invited to Become a Tower of Faith! The “Towers of Faith” is a grass-roots movement that has arisen due to the generosity of a number of parishioners who wanted to ensure that the treasure they would leave behind upon their death would be a sign…
Happy Mother’s Day! As a Church we continue to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus during these Great Fifty Days. As a nation we celebrate Mother’s Day. In our prayer and in our Eucharist this day, we give thanks to God for all the women in our lives who have imaged God and have been mother…