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FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners The word “Trinity” does not appear even once in the New Testament. Of course, that doesn’t mean that the New Testament doesn’t teach us a lot about the [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners I heard this story long ago and feel it should be told again. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do on this feast of the [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners Today the Church celebrates the Holy Family. This feast falls in between Christmas and New Years. When we see the Holy Family depicted, they look so holy, so [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners Signs, symbols, oracles, portents: man has since time immemorial sought assurance from God of His providential will. King Ahaz in the First Reading is going against the grain [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners Think about the person you miss most in your entire life. Picture them. And then think of the time you missed someone more intensely than you’ve ever missed [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners Think about the person you miss most in your entire life. Picture them. And then think of the time you missed someone more intensely than you’ve ever missed [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners The great season of Advent is full of rich symbolism, especially in regard to the contrast of light and darkness. For example, Jesus is known as the “light [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners This Sunday’s feast is the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King. “King” is the keyword. The word “king” distinguishes this Sunday from other Sundays. Every Sunday [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners We can define the word “perseverance” as hanging on “through” what is “severe”. Not many of us have ever literally faced something as severe as a cliffhanger in [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners In the late 1800s, a priest named Fr. Francis was attempting to build a large, beautiful Church in south St. Louis. The neighborhood was industrial and not known [...]