Pastor’s Letter 6.25.23

Pastor’s Letter 6.25.23

Dear Friends, One of the more amusing passages from the New Testament is in the twelfth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles.King Herod was persecuting Christians and had Peter put in prison. The night before his trial, God sends an angelto free Peter. He was sleeping...
Pastor’s Letter 6.18.23

Pastor’s Letter 6.18.23

Dear Friends, My father died on May 12th, forty-five years ago. It was the Friday of Mother’s Day weekend and I was twenty-two, a seminarian, still learning about life. One of my sisters had married and was no longer at home but my other siblings were still there....
Pastor’s Letter

Pastor’s Letter

Dear Friends, Today we celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi (the Body of Christ). Today kicks off a year where parishes throughout the United States are devoting more time to the Eucharist to catechize parishioners, deepen our understanding, enkindle devotion and...
Pastor’s Letter 6.4.23

Pastor’s Letter 6.4.23

Dear Friends, I am in Colorado this weekend for the wedding of one of my nephews. I am missing out on the challenge of preaching about the Holy Trinity, trying to make it understandable. Perhaps it is a good weekend to be away! No explanation of the Trinity is going...
Pastor’s Letter 5.28.23

Pastor’s Letter 5.28.23

Dear Friends, Our country celebrates Memorial Day this weekend and it always brings back to me memories of visits to cemeteries filled with fallen soldiers. I have visited Arlington Cemetery several times and watched the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the...
Pastor’s Letter  5.21.23

Pastor’s Letter 5.21.23

Dear Friends, During this month of May when the Church encourages us to reflect on and give honor to Mary, I would like to draw your attention to Mary’s prayer. This prayer, the Magnificat, was prayed by Mary during her encounter with Elizabeth. She recently had a...