Pastor’s Letter 4.20.17

Pastor’s Letter 4.20.17

Dear Friends, In 1988, I went on my first thirty-day retreat. It was a silent retreat using the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola. It took place at the Eastern Point Retreat House in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The first week — though it can be much longer — looks...
Pastor’s Letter 4.23.17

Pastor’s Letter 4.23.17

Dear Friends, This upcoming Saturday, April 29, Archbishop Lucas will ordain Doug Lenz a deacon. He is being assigned to our parish to serve in diaconal ministry. Deacon Larry Mruz, who has been assisting at the Mass on Saturday evenings, will also be assigned to work...
Pastor’s Letter 4.16.17

Pastor’s Letter 4.16.17

Happy Easter! Jesus has risen as he said! Rejoice! My friends, I hope you will experience some of the wonder and joy of that amazing good news on this Easter day. In the midst of hunting for eggs, sampling some chocolate Easter bunnies and carving up the Easter ham,...
Pastor’s Letter 4.9.17

Pastor’s Letter 4.9.17

Dear Friends, Welcome to the holiest week of the year! (and this year we kick it off with both palms and spaghetti!) I hope you will have an opportunity to join us for the liturgies of the Sacred Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Saturday). They are the...
Pastor’s Letter 4.2.17

Pastor’s Letter 4.2.17

Dear Friends, Last Sunday as many of us were celebrating Helen Butera’s 100th birthday in the school gym there was a small group of our Sudanese parishioners meeting in the parish center discussing how they can help their family members and friends back in Sudan where...
Pastor’s Letter 3.26.17

Pastor’s Letter 3.26.17

Dear Friends, I was talking with an Orthodox Christian this past week and moaning a little bit about what I had given up for Lent. He had no empathy for me. He tried to explain to me how much fasting and abstinence took place in the Orthodox Church. It was news to me....