Pastor’s Letter 10.4.20

Pastor’s Letter 10.4.20

Dear Friends, On Wednesday of this week, in his weekly address, Pope Francis talked about the 1600th anniversary of the death of St. Jerome and his very important work of translating the Bible into the common language of his day so that everyone could read it. The...
Pastor’s Letter 9.27.20

Pastor’s Letter 9.27.20

(By Deacon Doug Lenz) In this Sunday’s second reading, St. Paul instructs the Philippians, “Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves, each looking out not for his own interests, but also for...
Pastor’s Letter 9.20.20

Pastor’s Letter 9.20.20

Dear Friends, Our present pandemic crisis has speeded up a social change that was already transforming almost all parts of life. That change is the reality of living in a social media age. It is filled with both blessing and challenge. Let me ask you, before you use...
Pastor’s Letter 9.13.20

Pastor’s Letter 9.13.20

Dear Friends, There is so much talk of violence in our country. There is also a lot of talk about how to reduce the amount of violence. A common answer we hear is with more violence. It might be institutional violence, but it is still more violence. However, that...
Pastor’s Letter 9.6.20

Pastor’s Letter 9.6.20

Dear Friends, The gospel this Sunday puts us in the middle of a discussion about how to help those who are doing wrong. Jesus gives us a process to follow. As a part of learning that process, I think it might be wise to have a discussion about “civil discourse” or the...
Pastor’s Letter 8.30.20

Pastor’s Letter 8.30.20

Dear Friends, I ran across a quote from C.S. Lewis the other day which got me tracking down one of his sermons which I had never read before. I would encourage you to read it in its entirety for yourselves. It is entitled Learning in War Time.  I’d like to give...