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FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, To be a Roman Catholic is to always be "on call." On this feast of the Most Holy Trinity, we celebrate the mystery that God: Father, Son, and Spirit, [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, Throughout Christian history mystics and spiritual writers have at times referred to the Holy Spirit as "the Kiss of God." It is a striking image, because it conveys not [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, A wealthy widow who lived in Washington, D.C., died. She left her entire estate to God. Now, this rather strange bequest gave rise to many legal ramifications, because if [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, Jesus gives us a commandment in today's gospel, and it is not an easy one. We are to love one another as He has loved us. Now loving others [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, Today's gospel is not about plants. It's about people. It is not about vines. It's about life. The image of the vine and the branches which Jesus uses in [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, A Jewish couple living in Texas decided to participate in a cultural exchange program in which Jews from throughout the world came to visit the United States. So, around [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, Back in 2005 there was a movie called Wedding Crashers, starring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn. It follows these two characters who crash wedding reception to meet women. While [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, In 2000, St. Pope John Paul II canonized St. Faustina, and made the second Sunday of Easter to be celebrated as Divine Mercy Sunday. St. Faustina was a Polish [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, Easter is a story about dirt and graves and uncertainty. Even Mary Magdalene mistook Jesus for a gardener. Nadia Bolz-Weber, a theologian and author, reminds us that the depictions [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, Each year on the Sunday before Easter, Christians around the world celebrate and commemorate what is traditionally called Palm or Passion Sunday, when we recount the events leading up [...]