Pastor’s Letter 10.13.24

Pastor’s Letter 10.13.24

Dear Friends, Our country is in the final days of the four-year election cycle. Besides choosing our representatives andnational leaders, we have several issues on the ballot this year which demand a choice from us. Theballot issues following the overturning of Roe v...
Pastor’s Letter 10.6.24

Pastor’s Letter 10.6.24

Dear Friends, October is always a busy time in parish life. We have the Annual Archbishop’s Appeal going on. The national and local elections are a few weeks away and as is common, there are a few ballot initiatives that have moral implications which need our...
Pastor’s Letter 9.29.24

Pastor’s Letter 9.29.24

Dear Friends, Today’s gospel has Jesus offering a teaching to his followers that may, at first hearing, seem to be a bit much. Jesus is reacting to some of his disciples not being happy about what other people were doing in the name of Jesus. Jesus tells them not to...
Pastor’s Letter 9.22.24

Pastor’s Letter 9.22.24

Dear Friends, Last Friday evening I had the opportunity to be at the premiere of the new documentary about Fr. Flanagan. It was created by the Father Flanagan League which is working for the canonization of Fr. Flanagan. The narrator for the documentary was Jonathan...
Pastor’s Letter 9.15.24

Pastor’s Letter 9.15.24

Dear Friends, I am not a big follower of Britain’s royal family though I must admit I did enjoy watching The Crown on Netflix. As I approach seventy years of life, I have to acknowledge that I lived through most of those same historical events which were portrayed in...
Pastor’s Letter 9.8.24

Pastor’s Letter 9.8.24

Dear Friends,You may be aware that Pope Francis is in Indonesia for a papal visit. This country has the largest Muslim population in the world. He had an opening Mass in Jakarta on Thursday. I think his homily from that Mass is good for all of us to hear:The encounter...