Pastor’s Letter 4.5.20

Pastor’s Letter 4.5.20

Dear Friends, I am not sure if you had a chance to see the special prayer and blessing for healing that Pope Francis gave last week.  It is entitled Urbi et Orbi and is available online.  There were powerful images of Pope Francis walking through St. Peter’s...
Pastor’s Letter 3.29.20

Pastor’s Letter 3.29.20

Dear Friends, Some parishioners have been asking, “if I live by faith, then I should not feel any anxiety, right?”  Then they continue on to say that they have anxiety over the current crisis and begin to doubt their faith.  This doubt of their faith simply...
Pastor’s Letter 3.22.20

Pastor’s Letter 3.22.20

Dear Friends, I am back from my travels to New Zealand! I had a great visit with my nephew Jason and he was a terrific host. He took Fr. Boes and me on many hikes through the spectacular beauty of the mountains of New Zealand. If any of you watched the Lord of the...
Pastor’s Letter 3.15.20

Pastor’s Letter 3.15.20

Prayers for the World during the Outbreak of the Coronavirus To you, O blessed Joseph, do we come in our tribulation. Through that charity which bound you to the immaculate Virgin Mother of God and through the paternal love with which you embraced the Child Jesus, we...
Pastor’s Letter

Pastor’s Letter

Dear Friends, The first Sunday of Lent we are offered the temptation of Jesus in the desert as our gospel. It is a moment in Jesus’ life that may strike many people as odd. Why does Jesus have to go through this? Why do any of us have to go through temptations? C.S....