FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners: There is a powerful lesson in today's Gospel. But it is difficult to spot because of the English translation of the Greek text of the scriptures. In English [...]
Divine Mercy Sunday FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners: One of the most common symbols of Easter is the Easter egg. Eggs have been associated with Easter from the earliest days of Christianity. But [...]
RISEN LORD FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners: The gospel we heard proclaimed at the Easter Vigil Mass is a familiar one. It is Luke's version of the women discovering the empty tomb on [...]
PALM SUNDAY HOSANNA IN THE HIGHEST. MATTHEW 21:9 FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners: Christians are often exhorted to unite themselves with the Cross of Christ. We are told to 'offer it up' in [...]
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 My Dear Parishioners: There was a wise Persian king [...]
Fourth Sunday of Lent "As Lent is the time for greater love, listen to Jesus’ thirst... 'Repent and believe.'" BLESSED TERESA OF CALCUTTA FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK My Dear Parishioners: God is doing whatever it [...]
Third Sunday of Lent "During Lent, let us find concrete ways to overcome our indifference." POPE FRANCIS FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK My Dear Parishioners: I would like to tell you a story today about four [...]
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 [...]
First Sunday of Lent And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness... FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK My Dear Parishioners: In 1922 Marjorie Williams [...]
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK My Dear Parishioners: This is the last Sunday before Lent. The first and second readings have words of encouragement for us. The first reading says, “As the test of what the [...]
