Pastor’s Letter 5.3.20

Pastor’s Letter 5.3.20

Friends, Like many of the pastors in the Archdiocese, I am taking this opportunity to tell you where we are at in the process of starting to offer Mass again.  When the Governor and the Archbishop said that we could start having Mass (within the guidelines), it...
Pastor’s Letter 4.26.20

Pastor’s Letter 4.26.20

Dear Friends, In a recent article in the British journal, The Tablet, the historian Tom Holland wrote about the impact the plagues played in early church history: “At the end of the second century, and then again in the middle of the third, bowls of wrath were poured...
Pastor’s Letter 4.19.20

Pastor’s Letter 4.19.20

Dear Friends, In the rectory, I have a reprint of a painting by Caravaggio that depicts the calling of St. Matthew. Like most of his paintings, this one has lots of darkness and glimmers of light similar to the paintings of Rembrandt.  Chiaroscuro is the term...
Pastor’s Letter 4.12.20

Pastor’s Letter 4.12.20

Happy Easter Friends! Our odd Holy Week has come to an end and we now celebrate Jesus’ resurrection from the dead and the promise of life eternal for all who choose to follow. Thank you for your ongoing care for our community and for your faithfulness during this...
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...