Pastor’s Letter 4.29.18

Pastor’s Letter 4.29.18

Dear Friends, In Chapter Two of Pope Francis’ letter to you on holiness he mentions two false forms of holiness that have been condemned by the church over the centuries, but still exist today. Pope Francis sees these two heresies as causing problems for every day...
Pastor’s Letter 4.22.18

Pastor’s Letter 4.22.18

Dear Friends, I hope you enjoyed the introduction to Pope Francis’ letter on Holiness last week. Here is a little more from Chapter One: “A Christian cannot think of his or her mission on earth without seeing it as a path of holiness, for ‘this is the will of God,...
Pastor’s Letter 4.15.18

Pastor’s Letter 4.15.18

Dear Friends, Pope Francis wrote you a letter this week. Like most letters from popes, it is a bit long, so you may not be able to read the whole thing in one sitting. He wrote the letter to encourage you to be holy. It is written in Pope Francis’ style which is not...
Pastor’s Letter 4.8.18

Pastor’s Letter 4.8.18

Dear Friends, In the eyes of the Church, Easter continues on! Not satisfied with one day, we celebrate Easter for 50 days! The Easter season ends on Pentecost…fifty days from Easter. To honor that reality and as we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday, I’d like to give you a...
Pastor’s Easter Letter 4.1.18

Pastor’s Easter Letter 4.1.18

Dear Friends, This Easter I have had some odd memories from my childhood. Not of Easter egg hunts, but of the old-fashioned westerns that were common fare on television when I was young. In many of the old westerns, the hero comes into a village, does the good that...
Pastor’s Letter 3.25.18

Pastor’s Letter 3.25.18

Dear Friends, Our Lenten Journey has reached its end and the celebration of Holy Week is upon us. I hope you find time this week to join us in the liturgies as we remember the great events of the life of Jesus. I think the liturgies of this week help us to understand...