Bulletins

FROM DEACON SEBASTIAN This is prodigious; it’s inexplicable; it’s mercy and pure love! By God's grace, I was ordained as a Deacon a few weeks ago, which has undoubtedly been one of the most memorable [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, There’s nothing wrong with sparrows. They are cute, little brown birds with a lot of pep. And I have to admit that I enjoy watching them flutter around my [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, One of the problems that many of us have in following the teachings of Jesus is that we see those teachings as a series of obligations, as a list [...]

This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me. FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK Dear Parishioners, Greta Garbo was a famous Hollywood actress who was notorious for making whatever excuse she could [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, Today’s gospel begins with love and ends with judgment. We are all attracted to the love: “God so loved the world that He gave his only son, that whoever [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, I am not sure that many people here would recognize the name Edwin Booth. But if you were living in the United States during the Civil War that name [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, “I could never forgive him after what he did to me.” “You want me to do what? Forgive her? No way!” “I’m supposed to just let them get away [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, I heard this joke a long time ago & it has always stuck with me. A college student landed a summer job working in the street department of a [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, The words of today's gospel are a beautiful description of eternal life. It is a gospel that I usually proclaim at every funeral Mass. Jesus promises us that we [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, Back in 2013, just before I was ordained a priest, Pope Francis asked the priests of the world to "be shepherds that smell of the sheep. Smelling like a [...]

FROM 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 the Queen [...]

Divine 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 boyfriend. [...]

EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, Easter is certainly a joyful feast. But the beginning of Easter is emptiness. There is not a gospel writer who tells [...]

PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, In our Lord’s passion every single character could be the object of a deeply Christological interpretation on the part of theologians [...]

Fifth Sunday of Lent " God never tires of forgiving us; we are the ones who tire of seeking his mercy." POPE FRANCIS FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, Today's gospel is filled with death. [...]

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK Dear Parishioners, A man who was blind from birth receives his sight in the first few verses of today’s gospel. But that is not the end of his story. The gospel [...]