Bulletins

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, There is little doubt that the leper in today's gospel had a deep respect for Jesus. Who would not honor someone who healed them of leprosy? But if this [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, The evangelist Mark can be quite succinct. Whereas other evangelists will take a few paragraphs or even a whole chapter to tell a story, Mark can do it in [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, My Perhaps the most useful question we could ask about today’s Gospel is: What is an unclean spirit doing in a synagogue? It was commonly accepted in the world [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, Once upon a time, a boy said to God: "Oh God, when I grow up, I want to live in a huge house with a big front porch and [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, “Teacher, where are you staying?” “Come and see.” The two disciples in today's gospel ask a simple, straight-forward question: “Teacher, where are you staying?” An answer to this question [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, Why would anyone choose to give myrrh to a baby? This is very likely what was going through Mary's mind as the magi presented their gifts to her son. [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, It's become commonplace nowadays for people to put together a bucket list. This is a list of things that they wish to experience or accomplish before they die. Even [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, "Let it be done to me according to your Word." The history of the world turned on that line. All that God planned to do to save us, the [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, John the Baptist is the major character of today's gospel, and we should not fail to notice the bizarre way he responds to the question that is posed to [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, There is an old rabbinic story about a farmer named Isaac who went to his neighbor and asked to borrow his donkey. The neighbor said, "I'm sorry Isaac, but [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, Efficiency and organization are certainly gifts, but they are not the most important ones. There are other qualities that are more fundamental, more necessary for life. A young naval [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, Today’s gospel presents Jesus as the judge of the entire world. It reminds us that a day will come where we will stand before the Lord to give an [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, It is easier for us to see what is negative rather than what is good. We tend to focus on what is wrong rather than on what is right. [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, Many of us are suspicious of the promises that people make to us and sometimes even of the promises that we make to ourselves. It is common to encounter [...]

FROM 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 in today's [...]

FROM 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 greatest. Jesus [...]