FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, The pigeon is an awkward bird. We all know the unusual way in which a pigeon walks: taking a few steps, stopping, moving his head forward and backward and [...]
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK Dear Parishioners, Eleven years ago, my brother and sister-in-law bought a vacant house. It was owned by the bank and needed a lot of work. After a year of renovating, it [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK A pastor of a West Coast parish became frustrated by the number of people in his community who were not coming to church on Sunday, so he formed a committee to [...]
FROM FATHER NICO'S DESK Last week, I shared with you my visit to Montréal, a beautiful city once a center of Catholicism in North America. However, the tides of secularization have washed over Montréal, leaving [...]
FROM FATHER NICO'S DESK Dear Parishioners, I was in Montréal for a few days and learned how much its history is deeply rooted in Catholicism. It was once a center of Catholicism in North America [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, Peter is one of the most important saints of the Christian tradition. He is the first of the apostles, the rock on which Jesus builds the church. The New [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, Years ago, my brother, Andrew was playing basketball in the driveway with his friends. During the game, he lost one of his contact lenses. He searched up and down [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, Jesus often uses parables to make us think, to reveal something about the Kingdom of God and about our role in making that kingdom happen. In his parables, Jesus [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, Is the parable of the sower a positive or a negative parable? Is it a comedy or a tragedy? Like many of Jesus’ parables, this parable can be read [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, In today’s gospel, Jesus says that His yoke is easy, and His burden is light. Aren’t these contradictions in terms? If a burden is light, how can it be [...]
