Pastor’s Letter 9.4.21

Pastor’s Letter 9.4.21

Dear Friends, This weekend we are having an open house to celebrate the 40th anniversary of my ordination to the priesthood. The anniversary was June 6th, but I thought Covid might have waned if we waited until September – boy, was I wrong on that one! Join us if you...
Pastor’s Letter 8.29.21

Pastor’s Letter 8.29.21

Dear Friends, I read a delightful book this past week. It is by Oliver Burkeman and it bears the title, Four Thousand Weeks. It is a book about time management, but rather than looking outward to productivity strategies, Four Thousand Weeks encourages an inner shift...
Pastor’s Letter 8.22.21

Pastor’s Letter 8.22.21

Dear Friends, As the new school year begins and cooler evenings are upon us, I am having flashbacks to the daily opening of my philosophy and theology classes in college. I attended the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. The philosophy and theology classes...
Pastor’s Letter 8.15.21

Pastor’s Letter 8.15.21

Dear Friends, A new school year has begun. Teachers have been meeting and preparing their classrooms. Families have been shopping for school supplies and taking last minute trips. While the weather remains warm, the school year is underway. At the beginning of a new...
Pastor’s Letter 8.8.21

Pastor’s Letter 8.8.21

Dear Friends, I enjoy watching sporting events but do not often spend much time doing it. This past week, thanks to steadyrains in the Colorado mountains, I had the opportunity to watch the daily highlights of the Olympics. It wasodd to watch them without the normal...
Pastor’s Letter 8.1.21

Pastor’s Letter 8.1.21

Dear Friends, I wrote last week about the importance of having ceremony and celebration in our lives to help us be our fullest selves and in creating a healthy human culture. Catholics are famous for our rituals and our parties which make life much richer. This is one...