FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, You may have heard a beautiful Latin chant after the Communion hymn being sung at every Mass since Easter Sunday. It is called the Regina Caeli, or the Queen [...]
Divine Mercy Sunday Jesus I trust in you. FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, Peace be with you-I just lost my job. Peace be with you-I worry about my daughter's relationship with an abusive boyfriend. [...]
EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, Easter is certainly a joyful feast. But the beginning of Easter is emptiness. There is not a gospel writer who tells [...]
PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, In our Lord’s passion every single character could be the object of a deeply Christological interpretation on the part of theologians [...]
Fifth Sunday of Lent " God never tires of forgiving us; we are the ones who tire of seeking his mercy." POPE FRANCIS FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, Today's gospel is filled with death. [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, A man who was blind from birth receives his sight in the first few verses of today’s gospel. But that is not the end of his story. The gospel [...]
Third Sunday of Lent "During Lent, let us find concrete ways to overcome our indifference." POPE FRANCIS FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, Bruce Springsteen begins one of his songs, "Everybody has a hungry heart." [...]
Second Sunday of Lent "Fasting makes sense if it really chips away at our security, and as a consequence, benefits someone else, if it helps us cultivate the style of the good Samaritan who bent [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, There is an ancient legend that on the day of Jesus’ resurrection, the devil, who is a master of disguise, attempted to get into heaven by pretending to be [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, In recent years, transgender ideologues have mounted a cultural offensive that swept all rationality before them. First, biological science and objective reality were trashed as internal feelings came to [...]
