Pastor’s Letter 2.19.17

Pastor’s Letter 2.19.17

Dear Friends, Lent begins next week. Now is the time to start making your plans for spiritual growth during the Lenten season. The Liturgy Committee of the parish has followed Pope Francis’ example in coming up with our parish focus for Lent 2017. Our focus will be...
Pastor’s Letter 2.12.17

Pastor’s Letter 2.12.17

Dear Friends, On one of my first days, here in the parish, I encountered an image of a saint I had never heard of before – Sr. Josephine Bakhita. From the framed image, I knew she was a woman from Africa but I did not know her story. There are just too many saints to...
Pastor’s Letter 2.5.17

Pastor’s Letter 2.5.17

Dear Friends, There has been quite a bit of uproar this past week concerning President Trump’s decision to temporarily ban people from coming to the United States from seven countries (most of which have been violently torn apart by war). The Catholic Church has stood...
Pastor’s Letter 1.29.17

Pastor’s Letter 1.29.17

Dear Friends, During my recent vacation in Palau we snorkeled almost every day. There was a reef right off the beach of the resort we were staying at which was filled with wonderful fish. Four times we went out in a boat to snorkel at one of the more than 200 islands...
Pastor’s Letter 1.22.17

Pastor’s Letter 1.22.17

Dear Friends, I just returned from spending two weeks in Palau with a couple of other priests. You will probably notice that my skin has turned a darker shade of tan, but you may not quickly notice the change which came from the process of being forced to slow down...
Pastor’s Letter 1.8.17

Pastor’s Letter 1.8.17

Dear Friends, I am on a little vacation with Fr. Boes and Fr. Lordemann. We are doing a bit of snorkeling and sitting in the warm Pacific sun. To give you some spiritual warmth this week I am offering you a homily about the Incarnation given by Pope Benedict a few...