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FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, "Vain" is one of those words that has multiple meanings and can be used in several different ways. We use it when talking about someone who is arrogant [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, The First Reading for this Sunday's Mass is one of my absolute favorites, not least of all for the masterclass in dramatic tension the Biblical author presents in [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, Leading a parish can, at times, feel overwhelming. With endless tasks and responsibilities, trying to keep parishioners happy where do you even start? My mentor recently asked me [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, In today's Gospel we encounter the parable of the Good Samaritan as Christ responds to the question, "who is my neighbor?" This parable reminds us that we are [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, A fundamental truth of our life in Christ is that God desires our full and willing cooperation to carry on the work of proclaiming the Gospel of our [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, Peter, whom Jesus in today’s Gospel passage entrusts with the care of His Church, was very different than Paul. Peter’s personality was rough and impatient. He was poor [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, I was a decent student during my college years at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, PA, but there were a few courses that struggled to keep my attention. One [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, The Trinity lies at the origin and core of it all, at the origin and core of our entire faith, the central Mystery of our faith (Catechism 234). [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, As a priest, one of the most common complaints about Christianity I hear from young people is that they believe practicing the Faith means boredom and conformity. The [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, The Feast of the Ascension is both an ending and a beginning, something we get a clearer sense of this year as we hear both of Luke's accounts [...]