Pastor’s Letter 2.11.18

Pastor’s Letter 2.11.18

Dear Friends, Lent is a holy season in the church calendar, but I wonder if it isn’t awfully easy to miss the point of it. Pope Francis recently wrote a letter to the church about the season. In it, he reminds us to practice the basic Lenten disciplines of...
Pastor’s Letter 2.4.18

Pastor’s Letter 2.4.18

Dear Friends, The Christmas season ended on January 7, though in some churches the remnants of Christmas remain. The three CUES schools gathered at Holy Name Church on Wednesday of last week to celebrate Mass for Catholic Schools Week together and, in their church,...
Pastor’s Letter 1.28.18

Pastor’s Letter 1.28.18

Dear Friends, This week we celebrate the gift of Catholic Schools to our church and to our community. I am a product of a Catholic School upbringing. When I was student, I did not really know what a gift I was receiving by having that kind of education. I did not know...
Pastor’s Letter 1.21.18

Pastor’s Letter 1.21.18

Dear Friends, Most of us probably think it would be wonderful if we simply received a clear command from God. In my experience of giving spiritual direction, people keep seeking for what God wants them to do. They ask God for signs, for some clear manifestation of...
Pastor’s Letter 1.14.18

Pastor’s Letter 1.14.18

Dear Friends, In the gospel today, disciples of John the Baptist begin to follow Jesus and he invites them to come and stay with him. That is how they get to know him. It is how we get to know him too. One of the first demands of discipleship is to have a relationship...
Pastor’s Letter 7.9.17

Pastor’s Letter 7.9.17

Dear Friends, Preparing to leave for the IXIM mission trip to Guatemala has inspired me to pray about the purpose of the trip and what will make it a success. From our North American view, we might be tempted to say that the trip is successful if we have accomplished...