Pastor’s Letter 3.8.26

Pastor’s Letter 3.8.26

Dear Friends,During their Lenten retreat at the Vatican, Pope Leo and the team at the Vatican heard reflections from Bishop Eric Varden. Some of these reflections were specific to the ministry of a bishop or a priest, but many of them provide great insights for all of...
Pastor’s Letter 3.1.26

Pastor’s Letter 3.1.26

Pope Leo and the staff of the Vatican were on a Lenten Retreat this week given by Bishop Eric Varden who is a Trappist. This was the second meditation he gave on the retreat:St. Bernard keeps us on our toes. He states: ‘I would have you warned: no one lives on earth...
Pastor’s Letter 2.22.26

Pastor’s Letter 2.22.26

Dear Friends, Pope Leo has given us a challenge for our Lent – to listen. Here is what he wrote: Lent is a time in which the Church, guided by a sense of maternal care, invites us to place the mystery of God back in the center of our lives, in order to find renewal in...
Pastor’s Letter 2.15.26

Pastor’s Letter 2.15.26

Dear Friends, I was in a conversation with some friends last week about one of those odd Catholic disciplines, the Lenten Fish Fry. Odd because we are to have a special fast on the Fridays of Lent, and we do that by eating and drinking a lot! Even in conversation with...
Pastor’s Letter 2.8.26

Pastor’s Letter 2.8.26

Dear Friends, As I mentioned the past couple of weeks, our Cabrini and Magdalene Communities are about tolaunch a new season in March. If you are not in a community, this is a great time to join one orto form one. Those of you who are already in a community know the...
Pastor’s Letter 2.1.26

Pastor’s Letter 2.1.26

Dear Friends, These are difficult and unsettling times for all of us living in the United States. They are especially challenging times for our brothers and sisters who are recent immigrants. We are hearing more stories in the parish office of people placed in ICE...