FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners This summer has been a particularly energizing one when it comes to professional sports. The Knicks finally won the NBA title, the Stanley Cup Finals were dramatic, the [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners I read this article in the National Catholic Register. It was excellent and gives good insight to how we can be Catholic and patriotic. I was written by [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners All over the Paterson Diocese, many priests are in the midst of starting new assignments. Undoubtedly, some have mixed feelings about uprooting themselves and beginning again in a [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners During the first three centuries of the Church, being a Christian was no easy thing. Christianity was illegal. The first thirty-three popes were all martyred. For over three [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners In our Scripture readings today, we hear two things: first, how much our heavenly Father cares for us; and second, the way in which He shows us that [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners I will never forget the last time I missed Sunday Mass. I was eleven years old and my dad, brother, and myself joined some family and friends on [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, It is easy for the most important words of our faith to become the most familiar—and therefore the least noticed. Phrases like “Trinity” or “divine life” can drift [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners Almost 2000 years ago on this day, the Church was born. The Church would be nothing without the Holy Spirit. The Church couldn’t have been born without the [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners Today’s gospel reading is the conclusion of St. Matthew’s account. In many ways, it is the summation of the entire gospel. Jesus reminds us of His authority, noting, [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners As the weeks of the Easter Season draw on, we hear more and more in the Scriptures at Holy Mass about God the Holy Spirit. We hear less [...]
