Pastor’s Letter 11.30.25

Pastor’s Letter 11.30.25

Dear Friends, Welcome to Advent. In our discussions at the Liturgy Committee planning session for Advent, we were led to the idea that our theme this year would focus on following Mary’s example of preparing for Jesus’ birth. We are in the final weeks of the Jubilee...

Pastor’s Letter 11.23.25

Dear Friends, As you read about in the news, the Catholic Bishops of the United States issued a letter to us last week. With our national celebration of Thanksgiving happening this week which recognizes the reality that most of us are children of immigrants, I think...
Pastor’s Letter 11.15.25

Pastor’s Letter 11.15.25

Dear Friends, The last two Sundays have given us a sample of the Church’s liturgical year that often go unnoticed by most because they fell, accidentally, on a Sunday. The first one, All Souls, invited us to remember our loved ones who have died and to hold them close...
Pastor’s Letter 11.9.25

Pastor’s Letter 11.9.25

Dear Friends, Pope Leo takes Tuesday off from his busy schedule, but even on his day off, he fields questions from journalists and tourists who have gone out to Castel Gandolfo in hopes of a closer encounter with the Pope than is possible at the Vatican. This past...
Pastor’s Letter 11.2.25

Pastor’s Letter 11.2.25

Dear Friends, I have just returned from my annual retreat – a week of prayer, silence, time alone with God. A week always seems too short when it comes to a retreat. Just as I am getting into the rhythms of prayer, the week is over. I suppose it is a good thing that I...
Pastor’s Letter 10.26.25

Pastor’s Letter 10.26.25

Dear Friends, We conclude our fall stewardship reflections this Sunday by pausing to look at how we are doing in thanking God for the gifts God has given us. In the history of the Church, this has focused on almsgiving and returning a “tithe” to the work of God in the...