Pastor’s Letter 7.11.21

Pastor’s Letter 7.11.21

Dear Friends, I just finished reading a book by Alan Lightman who teaches at MIT. It is entitled, Probable Impossibilities, Musings on Beginnings and Endings. He is not a believer in God, but the book presents scientific and philosophical questions about what we know...
Pastor’s Letter 7.4.21

Pastor’s Letter 7.4.21

Dear Friends, Thanks for your comments about last week’s letter on the Eucharist and the United States Bishop’s effort to teach about the importance of the Eucharist. Clearly, in receiving this food from Jesus after the Easter experience, we receive the gift of his...
Pastor’s Letter 6.27.21

Pastor’s Letter 6.27.21

Dear Friends, Last week, the Catholic Bishops of the United States generated quite a bit of press as they discussed something that would ordinarily seem to be quite mundane in the eyes of the world; they discussed whether or not to write a document about the...
Pastor’s Letter 6.20.21

Pastor’s Letter 6.20.21

Dear Friends, I love watching young children interacting with their parents. It is often filled with loving, tender moments. Sadly, we do not remember those first few years of life.  Like everyone else, my memories are vague and fragmentary, faded snapshots that...
Pastor’s Letter 6.13.21

Pastor’s Letter 6.13.21

Dear Friends, After a long and chilly springtime, summer is suddenly upon us! I have heard from many of you that summer vacation travels are beginning. Long trips are now planned after the absence of summer vacations last year due to the Covid pandemic. I pray that...
Pastor’s Letter 6.6.21

Pastor’s Letter 6.6.21

Dear Friends, One of the tasks I ask those who come to me for spiritual direction to undertake is the keeping of a spiritual journal.  The journal is a tool for self-reflection that allows the directee to cooperate with the Holy Spirit to make sense of the...