July 28, 2024
Linda Valenti2024-07-26T10:04:03+00:00FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
Dear Parishioners,
A man was very rapidly losing his hair, and this caused him a good deal of concern. So, he was attracted to an advertisement in the newspaper. […]
March 3, 2024
Linda Valenti2024-03-01T10:43:57+00:00FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
Dear Parishioners,
Aristotle has written, “It is easy to become angry. Anyone can do it. But to become angry at the right moment, to the right degree, for the […]
February 25, 2024
Linda Valenti2024-02-23T10:10:00+00:00FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
Dear Parishioners,
A famous musician was debuting a new work which he had just written for the piano. As he struck the last chord, the audience rose to their […]
November 5, 2023
Linda Valenti2023-11-03T10:17:39+00:00FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
Dear Parishioners,
Today’s gospel is not about the Pharisees. It is about us. However, we imagine Jesus’ relationship to the Pharisees during his earthly ministry, his words of criticism […]
October 29, 2023
Linda Valenti2023-10-27T10:17:40+00:00FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
Dear Parishioners,
Jesus pulls a fast one in today’s Gospel. A lawyer comes up to him with a simple question: choose from all the commandments one that is the […]
October 8, 2023
Linda Valenti2023-10-06T10:31:10+00:00FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
Dear Parishioners,
Not all of Jesus’ parables describe the bright future Kingdom of God. Some of them describe our present world. Those are often tragic parables. We have an […]
October 1, 2023
Linda Valenti2023-09-29T10:02:14+00:00FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
Dear Parishioners,
In today’s gospel parable, we know more about the two sons than we know about the father. The first son tells his father that he will not […]
September 24, 2023
Linda Valenti2023-09-22T10:00:55+00:00FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
Dear Parishioners,
A hard-working parish priest, after a lifetime of ministry, died and went to heaven. When he got there, he was assigned an attractive two-bedroom house to serve […]
September 17, 2023
Linda Valenti2023-09-15T10:13:48+00:00FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
Dear Parishioners,
A married couple was going through a rough time. In the process, they both said and did things that hurt one another deeply. But with patience and […]
August 27, 2023
Linda Valenti2023-08-25T10:05:07+00:00FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
A pastor of a West Coast parish became frustrated by the number of people in his community who were not coming to church on Sunday, so he formed […]