July 31, 2022
THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, [...]
July 24, 2022
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners: A woman was running very late for an important meeting with her lawyer. When she arrived at the office building, even though the lot was large, she could [...]
July 17, 2022
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners: Giving and receiving is the interplay of life. If we are to live a full life, we must be able to give of ourselves, of our time, of [...]
July 10, 2022
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners: Every once in a while, it is valuable to take a parable and turn it upside down. This is particularly true of today's parable of the Good Samaritan, [...]
July 3, 2022
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners: I'm sure you will have had the students and families of Robb Elementary School on your hearts and for the past several weeks, as have I. To hear [...]
June 26, 2022
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners: Thank you to all who help make our parish carnival a success! It was a wonderful three days of food, family, and fun! It was so nice to [...]
June 19, 2022
THE MOST HOLY BODY & BLOOD OF CHRIST The one who feeds on this bread shall live forever FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners: The Eucharist is not simply something we receive; it is [...]
June 12, 2022
THE MOST HOLY TRINITY … Father … Son … Holy Spirit … FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners: It was perhaps the most painful appointment I've ever experienced in my priesthood. An eight-year-old child [...]
June 5, 2022
PENTECOST FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners: We cannot see the Holy Spirit. So, throughout the centuries writers and artists have struggled to come up with an adequate image to represent the Spirit. The [...]
May 29, 2022
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners: I think all of us have in our minds a picture of the Ascension of Jesus. Christ is lifted up through the clouds to take a seat at [...]
May 22, 2022
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners: In today’s gospel Jesus continues to speak reassuring words about love. He knows the unspoken questions in the hearts of His disciples – not only those around the [...]
May 15, 2022
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners: Usually when we think of the word "love," we think of romance, of hearts and flowers. But love is more than warm affection and sensual intimacy. There is [...]
May 8, 2022
Happy Mother's Day Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she smiles at the future. FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners: You may have heard a beautiful Latin chant after the Communion hymn being [...]
May 1, 2022
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 [...]
April 24, 2022
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 [...]
April 17, 2022
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 [...]