Pastor’s Letter 4.23.23

Pastor’s Letter 4.23.23

Dear Friends, I am always reading several books at the same time – a novel for pleasure, a theology or history book to keep my mind working, a book on spirituality and perhaps some poetry. My theology reading during the Easter season is a book written twenty years ago...
Pastor’s Letter 4.16.23

Pastor’s Letter 4.16.23

Dear Friends, The first Sunday after Easter is Divine Mercy Sunday. This was started by Pope John Paul in 2000. Itsannouncement was part of the millennium celebration and the canonization of St. Faustina. As John Paulencouraged, we can never reflect too much on God’s...
Pastor’s Letter 4.9.23

Pastor’s Letter 4.9.23

Dear Friends, Happy Easter! Jesus has risen from the tomb and we rejoice! May your Lenten fast turn into an Easter feast of abundance. I do not think I am being a disillusioned old man; however, it seems to me like the longer I do ministry the more the present age...
Pastor’s Letter 4.2.23

Pastor’s Letter 4.2.23

Dear Friends, Our Holy Week begins! Liturgically, it begins with two stories, the story of a triumphal entry into Jerusalem and the story of betrayal and death. Perhaps we know the stories too well and no longer hear the warning in the stories for us. Judas departs...
Pastor’s Letter 3.26.23

Pastor’s Letter 3.26.23

Dear Friends, Those of you who have been joining us for the Fireside Chats where we have watched and discussed Season Three of The Chosen, know that one of this season’s themes has been the reality of loss and failure in the lives of the disciples, of those close to...
Pastor’s Letter 3.19.23

Pastor’s Letter 3.19.23

Dear Friends, It is good to be back home from my trip to Patagonia. Patagonia is an incredibly beautiful part of the world but has a climate that is quite challenging. It is very close to Antarctica and was carved from the granite by glaciers over thousands of years....