Pastor’s Letter 4.24.22

Pastor’s Letter 4.24.22

Dear Friends, The question of doubt often comes up from younger members of the Church. Many of their friends no longer believe in God and certainly do not believe in Jesus. Sometimes, they find themselves having feelings of doubt when they hear the arguments of their...
Pastor’s Letter 4.17.22

Pastor’s Letter 4.17.22

Dear Friends, As an Easter letter this year I give you parts of a reflection written and published by Dorothy Sayers in 1938 in which she addresses the age-old problem of why God allows people to hurt each other. I wish there was space here to reproduce the whole...
Pastor’s Letter 4.10.22

Pastor’s Letter 4.10.22

Dear Friends, My first trip to Israel happened in 2001 while the second Intifada was happening, which made tourists in the Holy Land almost non-existent. I spent that Good Friday afternoon sitting and praying in the courtyard of Caiaphas’ house all by myself. On that...
Pastor’s Letter 4.3.22

Pastor’s Letter 4.3.22

Dear Friends, We have a beautiful scene in today’s gospel of Jesus setting free a woman caught in adultery. From that, it would make sense to do a reflection on forgiveness. However, I was asked a question the other day and I thought I would try to blubber forth some...
Pastor’s Letter 3.27.22

Pastor’s Letter 3.27.22

Dear Friends, Our gospel today gives us the grace-filled story of what has come to be called “The Prodigal Son”. It comes to us in our Lenten Journey on Laetare Sunday, a day in the midst of Lent when we are invited to “Rejoice!”. The word Laetare comes from the...
Pastor’s Letter 3.20.22

Pastor’s Letter 3.20.22

Dear Friends, We are taking up a second collection today for the people of Ukraine who are suffering such profound loss. The collection is being taken up by the United States Catholic Bishops. One great sadness I have felt with this war is, just like the two prior...