Pastor’s Letter 10.25.26

Pastor’s Letter 10.25.26

Dear Friends, In preparation for Election Day next week, I offer you the statement put out by the Catholic Bishops of the United States to help you in discerning which way to vote: By putting faith before politics, Catholics can help bring the light of the Gospel into...
Pastor’s Letter 10.18.26

Pastor’s Letter 10.18.26

Dear Friends, I find it difficult to watch football games on television during the last few weeks of October because of the political ads during the commercial breaks. The political climate in our country has grown so divisive and mean-spirited, and it even creeps...
Pastor’s Letter 10.11.26

Pastor’s Letter 10.11.26

Dear Friends, You may be aware that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts a survey every year as to where Americans are spending their time. You can access the past twenty years of data on their website. The results are called the American Time Use Survey....
Pastor’s Letter 10.4.26

Pastor’s Letter 10.4.26

Dear Friends, Rain. Lots of rain. It is raining as I write this. Weatherpersons are warning that we may receive a lot more rain. We should be ready for flooding. The humidity reminds me of Florida or Central America as I step outside the protected layers of my...
Pastor’s Letter 9.27.26

Pastor’s Letter 9.27.26

Dear Friends, We come to the end of Pope Leo’s encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas. I hope it has caused you to reflect and perhaps change the way you see our world and the use of AI. He concludes with a few challenges: …The spirituality that we need is a Eucharistic...
Pastor’s Letter 9.20.26

Pastor’s Letter 9.20.26

Dear Friends, Near the end of Pope Leo’s letter, he challenges leaders to engage in dialogue, diplomacy and multilateralism. I have not included those reflections here since most of us are not world leaders, but if you are, please read the full letter. Of course, he...