FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, In today's Gospel, Jesus teaches from Simon's boat. Jesus turns to Simon and instructs him about where to lower the fishing nets. Simon and others have been fishing [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, It is not very often that this Feast of the Presentation of the Lord falls on the Sunday. Nevertheless, it is a Feast that we can all enjoy. [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, This week begins Catholic Schools Week. It is a great privilege for our parish to have a school. St. Philip’s Prep is a place where love and faith [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, We have now completed the Advent and Christmas seasons of the Church's yearly liturgical calendar and have returned to what is called "Ordinary Time." The next special season [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, The Christmas season comes to an end with the Sunday of the Baptism of the Lord. We still have a glimpse of the season when we celebrate the [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, The first reading, from Isaiah, speaks about how light shows us everything. When Jerusalem is filled with light, then the whole earth is filled with light. This is [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, Upon entering a house during the Christmas season, we always take note of a few things, the various lights and decorations, most especially the Christmas tree and how [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, Have you ever had a religious experience? I wonder what that question even makes you think of. Do you think of something extraordinary, angels in the sky, a [...]
FROM THE DESK OF DEACON NICK The image of Jesus at the table is a recurring and significant image in Scripture, rich with spiritual, theological, and communal meaning. Throughout the Gospels, these moments often reveal [...]
