……from your Pastor’s Desk St. Francis and the Blessing of Animals Saturday, October 1st@ 11:00 am in our plaza As many of you already know, years ago, many Franciscan priests and brothers served in our Diocese. At one time they covered all of Lake County. And, as some of you also know, I, too, have a Franciscan background. There is still evidence…

……from your Pastor’s Desk “You cannot serve both God and mammon [money].” Jesus’ final words in today’s Gospel Reading—“You cannot serve both God and mammon”—are sometimes falsely interpreted. They’re taken to mean that you cannot have both God and money in your life. In other words, this false interpretation claims that there’s a competition in your life between God and money. They…

……from your Pastor’s Desk Today’s Gospel is the story of the Prodigal Son. We all know it. Maybe we’ve all been that child one time or another. I doubt any of us would want to be judged by one incident or one ‘part’ of our lives ruled by bad decisions. However, we must not gloss over or deny them either. We need…

……from your Pastor’s Desk Don’t be a Hater! The first words we hear from Jesus in this Sunday’s Gospel passage might startle us. They were spoken by the Lord to convey without the shadow of a doubt a very important message to his followers. The words of Jesus are these: “If any one comes to me without hating his father and mother,…

……from your Pastor’s Desk A Lesson in Humility The Litany of Humility is a prayer worth pondering. As it is a long litany the following are only excerpts: From the desire of being esteemed, Deliver me, O Jesus. From the desire of being loved, Deliver me, O Jesus. From the desire of being honored, Deliver me, O Jesus. From the desire of…