Pastor’s Letter 2.7.21

Pastor’s Letter 2.7.21

Dear Friends, The vaccine for Covid is slowly being rolled out to people. Hopefully by summer, most people who are at risk will have received the vaccine. If that proves to be the case, then we will be able to return to celebration of the Sunday liturgy in person. At...
Pastor’s Letter 1.31.21

Pastor’s Letter 1.31.21

Dear Friends, This past fall, Pope Francis issued an encyclical on human relationships, our responsibilities for one another and for our world.  In that encyclical he made official a church teaching that was strongly promoted by Pope John Paul II and Pope...
Pastor’s Letter 1.24.21

Pastor’s Letter 1.24.21

Dear Friends, Let me continue our discussion from last week on the Sacrament of the Sick. We will now be offering theSacrament at the 11:00 Mass on the last Sunday of every month. The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is one of the ways Jesus assists us in life...
Pastor’s Letter 1.17.21

Pastor’s Letter 1.17.21

Dear Friends, We will be starting a new tradition at St. Frances Cabrini. On the last Sunday of the month at the 11:00 Mass, following the homily, we will offer the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick to all who are ill and wish to be anointed. This will be done...
Pastor’s Letter 1.10.21

Pastor’s Letter 1.10.21

Dear Friends, Much has already been said about the awful events of January 6th. I do not need to repeat those here. I could provide a litany of condemnation and prayers for our country from Catholic Bishops and other leaders, but you can probably find those quotes...
Pastor’s Letter 1.3.21

Pastor’s Letter 1.3.21

Dear Friends, On a January day in 2007, the famed violin virtuoso, Joshua Bell, played for 45 minutes at the entrance to the L’Enfant Plaza Station of the subway line in Washington, D.C. He was part of an experiment put together by Washington Post writer Gene...