Pastor’s Letter 7.23.23

Pastor’s Letter 7.23.23

Dear Friends, This weekend, we have our yearly Mission Co-Op preacher. As we mentioned last week, Fr. Kwangkyu, a Columban Missionary, will be presiding and preaching at all the Masses. He is from Korea and has been doing mission work in the Philippines. I hope you...
Pastor’s Letter 7.16.23

Pastor’s Letter 7.16.23

Dear Friends, I love summer in the Midwest. I love long days and warm sun on my face. I love the sunlight waking me up in the morning. I love a schedule that is not so rushed, where I can pause and enjoy the moment at hand. I suppose if I had the pleasures of this...
Pastor’s Letter 7.9.23

Pastor’s Letter 7.9.23

Dear Friends, During a recent spiritual direction session with a young man, he said he was having a hard time hearing the voice of God and knowing what God wanted him to do. Part of the problem arises from the reality that he does not spend any time in quiet with God....
Pastor’s Letter 7.2.23

Pastor’s Letter 7.2.23

Dear Friends, You might recall that our parish participated in the listening process for the World-Wide Synod to take place in Rome over the next two years. Our results were sent to the Chancery where the Archbishop’s staff compiled all the input from parishes sending...
Pastor’s Letter 6.25.23

Pastor’s Letter 6.25.23

Dear Friends, One of the more amusing passages from the New Testament is in the twelfth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles.King Herod was persecuting Christians and had Peter put in prison. The night before his trial, God sends an angelto free Peter. He was sleeping...
Pastor’s Letter 6.18.23

Pastor’s Letter 6.18.23

Dear Friends, My father died on May 12th, forty-five years ago. It was the Friday of Mother’s Day weekend and I was twenty-two, a seminarian, still learning about life. One of my sisters had married and was no longer at home but my other siblings were still there....