THIRD SUNDAY of Advent FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, John the Baptist was a wild man. It is important to remember this to answer the question that Jesus poses in today's gospel. Jesus asks [...]
SECOND SUNDAY of Advent FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, "It's not over until the fat lady sings." As unlikely as it may seem, this saying directly relates to the season of Advent, and to [...]
FIRST SUNDAY of Advent FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, Advent is about waiting, waiting for the good things which are to come. But not all waiting is the same. In fact, we can distinguish [...]
Feast of Christ the King FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, Today we proclaim Jesus as savior of the world, as our king. But just as it is important to proclaim Jesus as our king, [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, What are your goals for your life? Where do you see yourself in the next 10 years, or five years? A year from now, what do you hope to [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, I do not usually refer to Greek philosophy in my homilies. But that does not mean that the great ideas of minds such as Plato or Aristotle are irrelevant [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, In this beautiful story from Luke's Gospel, we learn something important about us and something important about God. We are meant to identify with Zacchaeus in the story, [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Today's Gospel is meant to trap us. But I must admit that the trap probably worked better at the time of Jesus than it does today. Because in order for the [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, Today's first reading from the Book of Exodus is problematic in several ways. First, it associates God with violence. God seems to be party to Joshua's military campaign that [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, We all have expectations - some idea of what is likely and what is unlikely for our lives. Jesus met ten men with no expectations of anything good. He [...]
