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 [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners As we continue basking in Easter joy, our diocese also celebrates the hundreds of people who joined the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil. By all accounts, this [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, The Fourth Sunday of Easter is known as Good Shepherd Sunday. Jesus Christ is, of course, the Good Shepherd—but he also gave us shepherds: the Apostles, and their [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners “Then the two recounted what had taken place on the way and how He was made known to them in the breaking of bread.” The purpose of the [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners You may have heard a beautiful Latin chat after the Communion hymn being sung at every Mass since Easter Sunday. It is called the Regina Caeli, or the [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners Easter is certainly a joyful feast. But the beginning of Easter is emptiness. There is not a gospel writer who tells the story of Easter by beginning with [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners It is said that adults are just tall children! At times, there are similarities, such as some adults are always looking for attention, just like kids do. But [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners “I can’t wait until things go back to normal.” That instinct lives deep within us. Whenever life becomes uncomfortable or unfamiliar, we want what is predictable. Even if [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners Most of us know the Gospel story of the woman at the well (Jn 4:1-42). Jesus and His disciples, traveling to Galilee, took the harder route through, not [...]
