Pastor’s Letter 9.11.22

Pastor’s Letter 9.11.22

Dear Friends, You may recall that Pope Francis asked the entire Catholic Church to enter into a process of reflection as part of a synod on the Church itself. Each diocese was to engage their people and then to submit their results to their national church who in turn...
Pastor’s Letter 9.4.22

Pastor’s Letter 9.4.22

Dear Friends, This weekend, we celebrate Labor Day as a nation. It has been an official federal holiday since 1894. The bishops of the United States, in honor of this day, have often reflected on the importance of the gift of work and the dignity of all workers. Pope...
Pastor’s Letter 8.28.22

Pastor’s Letter 8.28.22

Dear Friends, Prior to Covid we offered the Eucharist under both kinds, the Body and Blood, at all of our weekend Masses. During the pandemic, for obvious reasons, the Archdiocese asked us to stop the distribution of the chalice and to limit Communion on the tongue....
Pastor’s Letter 8.21.22

Pastor’s Letter 8.21.22

Dear Friends, Over the past thirty years, we have seen report after report describe the loss of religious faith among people in the United States. Reports continue to proclaim the increase in the number of “nones”, those who have no religious affiliation. That steady...
Pastor’s Letter 8.14.22

Pastor’s Letter 8.14.22

Dear Friends, Ready or not school starts again this week. Teachers have been roaming around the campus the past week preparing their classrooms and their spirits. It has probably been too warm for students to start feeling the excitement of a new school year, but they...
Pastor’s Letter 8.7.22

Pastor’s Letter 8.7.22

Dear Friends, Our second reading this weekend is a brief portion of Chapter 11 from Hebrews. That chapter gives us a beautiful testimony as to how faith was lived out by the great ones of the Old Testament. It challenges us to have that same kind of faith. The Jesuit...