……from your Pastor’s Desk To Raise the World The First Reading is about the call of Isaiah: “Whom shall I send?” The next two readings are about the apostles, those who were sent by Jesus to carry his message and carry on his work. Who are Jesus’ apostles in our world? Whom will God send today? When God wants to send a…

……from your Pastor’s Desk … A reflection on todays Scripture readings How many weddings have you attended in your life? And how many times have you heard, “Love is patient, love is kind . . . it is not rude”? It’s an all-time favorite. Yet, to make those wonderful words come true for the newlyweds, they need to take special note of…

……from your Pastor’s Desk Here is The Golden Rule as it is written in eight religions: Baha’i: Blessed are those who prefer others before themselves.Buddhism: Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.Christianity: In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets.Islam: No one is a believer…

……from your Pastor’s 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 still in process today to make this…

……from your Pastor’s Desk The Baptism of the Lord And a voice came from the heavens,“You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” Jesus has just been baptized by John. There’s a crowd. Many of them have also just been baptized. Jesus feels the enormity of the occasion. Then, suddenly, something happens to change everything. The heavens open and…