Pastor’s Letter 8.9.20

Pastor’s Letter 8.9.20

Dear Friends, Since I was still on retreat until late this week, I offer you Pope Francis’ general audience. It is addressed to you anyway! “Dear brothers and sisters, good morning! The pandemic continues to cause deep wounds, exposing our vulnerability. On every...
Pastor’s Letter 8.2.20

Pastor’s Letter 8.2.20

Dear Friends,Since I am on retreat this week, I offer for your reflection a passage from Rabbi Abraham Heschel’s writing on prayer. We can learn so much from our Jewish brothers and sisters.“To pray is to take notice of the wonder, to regain the sense of the mystery...
Pastor’s Letter 7.26.20

Pastor’s Letter 7.26.20

Dear Friends, On Wednesday of this week I will begin my annual retreat. I am doing it a bit earlier this year because COVID has made for limited options when it comes to retreats. Fr. Norm Hunke will be covering the Masses for me in my absence. The Catholic Church has...
Pastor’s Letter 8.2.20

Pastor’s Letter 7.19.20

Dear Friends, There is an incident in the life of Jesus that has always challenged me to think carefully about my present way of being. Here is the incident as described in the Gospel of Matthew: When he came to the other side, to the territory of the Gadarenes, two...
Pastor’s Letter 7.12.20

Pastor’s Letter 7.12.20

We are living in challenging times. No one would deny that. Who would have guessed a year ago that we would be facing a pandemic that has had life shattering consequences for the economy and for our relational lives. Each of us is trying to manage the crisis as best...
Pastor’s Letter 7.5.20

Pastor’s Letter 7.5.20

Dear Friends, I have had the pleasure of doing two sabbaticals during my priesthood. The first was for six months in Leuven, Belgium and the second was for three months in Israel. In both cases, there were students in the program from many different countries. We had...