…From the Pastor’s Desk A couple of years ago, ESPN and Netflix put out a documentary series called “The Last Dance,” a documentary on the life and career of Michael Jordan. And it was very popular. People loved getting an inside look into the life of Jordan, and were in awe at the extreme dedication he had to basketball, to greatness, to…

…From the Pastor’s Desk From Todays Gospel. Luke 13:49-53 “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing!There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished!” Here Jesus is speaking to the people of His time, but He is also speaking to all…

…From the Pastor’s Desk The Assumption of The Blessed Virgin MaryFriday, August 15 “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb” – Luke 1:42 The feasts of Mary may be puzzling to the casual observer. And some are surprised at the brevity of the dogma of this specific feast in its entirety: “We pronounce, declare and define…

…From the Pastor’s Desk Where There’s a Will… I was going through a bunch of files on my computer and came across a copy of my will from 1998. Like many, I was reticent to open it and read it. Some people even think that preparing a will , will, somehow hasten their own death. For the record, it does not. The…

Ask and You Will Receive When you want something, do you pray to God for it? A lot of people in this country, even in these troubled times, do say that they “whisper a little prayer.” Excellent. Others put aside time each day for prayer or even for Mass. A number use the present web site to understand and pray about the…

…From the Pastor’s Desk DON’T BE ANXIOUS In the prayers we used for Mass until a few years back – we prayed each day that we would be “Protected from all Anxiety”. Quite a task. Truly a request only God could answer. Much more than ‘Don’t Worry – Be Happy” [I must admit I loved that song when it was popular and…

…From Your Pastor’s Desk The Writing below was originally crafted in 2019, but it bears repeating.So, here is an updated version. Nobody Sunday? For the last 16 Weekends every Sunday has had a title from ‘The First Sunday of Lent’ on March 9th up until last week’s feast of ‘Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles’. So, when I first looked at the readings…

…From Your Pastor’s Desk Peter and the Love the Church is Founded On Jesus chose Peter as the rock on which the church is founded, and so Peter’s life is an exemplar for us of the way our lives should be lived. At the other extreme is Judas, who is an example of the worst in human life. But here is a…

…From Your Pastor’s Desk The Eucharist and SCUBA People have commented that when I raise the Host after Consecration, I hold it up longer than most priests. Well, if I do, I am not doing it for dramatic effect! When I hold up the Eucharist after Consecration, you and I spend a moment in adoration. At that moment I know that you…