Sunday’s Readings: Wisdom 6:12-16; Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 OR 4:13-14; Matthew 25:1-13

Sunday’s Readings: Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14; Psalm 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12a

…from your Pastor’s Desk – All Saints Day and all Souls Day – Sunday, November 1st is All Saints Day. A day in which we celebrate all those countless persons who are in heaven, but do not have a special “feast day.” They are of all kinds and varieties: young and old, jolly and reserved, introverted and extroverted, active and contemplative, slim and not-so slim, and so on. …

Sunday’s Readings: Exodus 22:20-26; Psalm 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51; 1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10; Matthew 22:34-40

…from your Pastor’s Desk – MISSION-MINDED? – “…so that toward the rising and the setting of the sun people may know that there is none besides Me.” —Isaiah 45:6 Although last Sunday was World Mission Sunday, we are celebrating it this weekend. The second collection is for the Missions. So, a bit about it. …

Sunday’s Readings: Isaiah 45:1, 4-6; Psalm 96:1, 3, 4-5, 7-8, 9-10; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5b; Matthew 22:15-21

…from your Pastor’s Desk – ‘Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God’ (Mark 12:13-17) In Jesus’ day, Roman coins, like the denarius mentioned in the Gospel reading, bore an image of the Roman Emperor of the day, …

Sunday’s Readings: Isaiah 25:6-10a; Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20; Matthew 22:1-14 OR 22:1-10

…from your Pastor’s Desk – The First Reading says that the Lord of hosts will provide a feast for His people, a feast of choice wines and rich and juicy food. Rich food is the kind that our culture warns us against. …

Sunday’s Readings: Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:9, 12, 13-14, 15-16, 19-20; Philippians 4:6-9; Matthew 21:33-43

…from your Pastor’s Desk – Can you relate to any of these questions? – 1. What do I have to do to become a Catholic? 2. I was baptized Catholic, but that’s about it. How do I get my other Sacraments? 3. My fiancée is Catholic and we want to get married in the church, and I want to become a Catholic – what do I do? …

Sunday’s Readings: Ezekiel 18:25-28; Psalm 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; Philippians 2:1-11 OR 2:1-5; Matthew 21:28-32

…from your Pastor’s Desk – Here is a question I am often asked: Why do bad things happen to good people? There are clues. First, how many people do you know who are completely good or completely bad? A childlike, over-simplified belief says that good friends are always good. …

Sunday’s Readings: Isaiah 55:6-9; Psalm 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18; Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a; Matthew 20:1-16a

…from your Pastor’s Desk – JUST IMAGINE – I taught grade school religion for a short semester when I was about 22. By accident I discovered a great trick of teaching, one I needed very much. The class, you see, was in complete chaos each time I arrived in mid-day. But if I told a story, even the simplest story, the pandemonium ceased. …

Sunday’s Readings: Sirach 27:30—28:7; Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12; Romans 14:7-9; Matthew 18:21-35

…from your Pastor’s Desk – Love and Forgiveness – In the Gospel reading, Peter wants to know how many times he has to forgive someone who sins against him. What is the number of times, Peter wants to know, that he has to forgive that sinner? But this question is confused. …

Sunday’s Readings: Ezekiel 33:7-9; Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9; Romans 13:8-10; Matthew 18:15-20

…from your Pastor’s Desk – If somebody does you wrong – do you wrong them right back, or even greater? Well, maybe you do – but the Gospel today shows us how, in great detail, we are to do otherwise, especially those within our own community, be it faith or family. …