November 20, 2022
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, [...]
November 13, 2022
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 [...]
November 6, 2022
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 [...]
October 30, 2022
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, [...]
October 23, 2022
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 [...]
October 16, 2022
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 [...]
October 9, 2022
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 [...]
October 2, 2022
FROM 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 acceptable in most countries [...]
September 25, 2022
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, There are many things we could discuss about this long and difficult parable about the rich man and Lazarus. But today I would like to focus on its stark [...]
September 18, 2022
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, Today's gospel is a series of sayings of Jesus that pull in different directions. So rather than trying to harmonize them, I would like to focus on just one: [...]
September 11, 2022
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, I heard this story long ago and feel it should be shared with you. It always brings a smile to my face. I hope it does for you as [...]
September 4, 2022
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, "Don't let the sun go down on your anger" is something I first heard watching "Little House on the Prairie" TV series. Little did I know at the [...]
August 28, 2022
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, Cats are not known for their humility. In fact, thousands of years ago cats were worshipped as gods. Apparently, they have not forgotten this! The life of a cat [...]
August 21, 2022
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK There are two images in today's gospel, and neither one of them is particularly encouraging. First there is the image of the narrow gate. Jesus says that to enter the kingdom [...]
August 14, 2022
FROM FATHER NICO Dear Friends, How providential I am writing to you for the first time this weekend, the second anniversary of my wonderful time with all of you. I officially started at Saint Philip [...]
August 7, 2022
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners: Today's gospelseems harsh and demanding. We are said to be servants waiting the return of our master. Of course, the master is Christ who will return at the [...]



