August 20, 2023
Linda Valenti2023-08-18T10:09:00+00:00FROM FATHER NICO’S DESK
Last week, I shared with you my visit to Montréal, a beautiful city once a center of Catholicism in North America. However, the tides of secularization have washed […]
August 6, 2023
Linda Valenti2023-08-04T10:02:24+00:00FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
Dear Parishioners,
Peter is one of the most important saints of the Christian tradition. He is the first of the apostles, the rock on which Jesus builds the church. […]
July 30, 2023
Linda Valenti2023-07-28T10:08:51+00:00FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
Dear Parishioners,
Years ago, my brother, Andrew was playing basketball in the driveway with his friends. During the game, he lost one of his contact lenses. He searched up […]
April 23, 2023
Linda Valenti2023-04-21T06:08:48+00:00FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
Dear Parishioners,
You may have heard a beautiful Latin chant after the Communion hymn being sung at every Mass since Easter Sunday. It is called the Regina Caeli, or […]
April 16, 2023
Linda Valenti2023-04-14T05:47:27+00:00Divine Mercy Sunday
Jesus I trust in you.
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
Dear Parishioners,
Peace be with you-I just lost my job. Peace be with you-I worry about my daughter’s relationship with an abusive […]
December 18, 2022
Linda Valenti2022-12-16T09:45:13+00:00FOURTH SUNDAY of Advent
FROM FATHER NICO
A two-year-old boy asks his father, “how are you related to my favorite uncle Bob?” The father explains that he and his Uncle Bob have the […]
December 11, 2022
Linda Valenti2022-12-09T10:09:57+00:00THIRD 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 […]
October 16, 2022
Linda Valenti2022-10-14T10:06:47+00:00FROM 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 […]
October 9, 2022
Linda Valenti2022-10-07T10:36:38+00:00FROM 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 […]
October 2, 2022
Linda Valenti2022-09-30T13:00:52+00:00FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
Dear Parishioners,
When we hear today’s readings, we can understand the challenge of preaching the Gospel today. We live at a time when divorce is common and […]