…..from your Pastor’s Desk: MID-WAY No, not the WWII battle or the Aircraft Carrier. You are mid-way through Lent. How is it going? Have you been able to maintain your Lenten resolutions? I find myself doing a series of ‘re-starts’. I think God is okay with that. We do the best we can. But
……from your Pastor’s Desk Transfiguration This week we have the wonderful gospel of the Transfiguration of Jesus. For one brief moment, his disciples are allowed to see what lies ahead for all that follow his way. We begin our own ‘transfiguration’ while still on earth, not so much achieving ‘glorified body’, but transforming our heart,
……from your Pastor’s Desk “Where have all the Flowers gone?” You’ve heard me say that Lent was not my favorite time of the year. I am, by nature, a jovial person. I love to laugh and smile, to joke and jest. So, as a lad in the 1950’s these did not go well with the Season as
…..from your Pastor’s Desk: This Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Holy Season of Lent – the time we change our lives for the better in preparation for the Most Holy of days – Easter. This raises a yearly question for each of us. What should I give up for Lent? Or, perhaps, what
Faith Formation Grades 1-6 This Week’s Gospel Jesus continues his teaching following the Beatitudes. He tells us to love our enemies, pray for those who hurt us, and give of ourselves to anyone who asks. We learn the great Golden Rule: Do to others as you would have them do to you. Offer a prayer of praise
…..from your Pastors’ Desk… Like many of you I was shocked, horrified and sickened by the law passed in New York concerning abortions being performed right up to and including the day of full term birth. To me, no less than infanticide. When we have John the Baptist at six months in Elizabeth’s womb ‘leaping for joy’ as he
…..from your Pastors’ Desk… The Golden Rule Most of us have heard what is called the ‘Golden Rule for Living’. That is, ‘Do unto others as you would have others do unto you’. So I offer you a practical application of the ‘Golden Rule’. Here is today’s version: If you open it, close it. If
…..from your Pastors’ Desk… John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Dorothy Day, Martin Luther King Junior. To some of us reading this, these names bring back memories of personal experiences during the turbulent times of the sixties and seventies; the start of the Civil Rights Movement, the Catholic Worker Houses and the beginning of the changes that are
…..from your Pastors’ Desk… The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe: This Feast Day is enhanced by asking; and answering a few questions: Who is Jesus? What does He mean in your life? We call Him Messiah or Christ. Do those words mean anything to you personally? We call Him Savior, Redeemer and
…..from your Pastors’ Desk… I made this list a few years back after listening to various people, some who were not always grateful and didn’t see the blessings all around them. Most, however did. I was asked by several of you if I would put it in the bulletin again this year. It bears repeating.
