…from your Pastor’s Desk END TIMES? Every year on the last Sunday of Ordinary Time – we have apocalyptical readings about the ‘End-Times. Truth is, we do not know when the Last Day will come, Christ does not tell us. But what He does tell us very clearly in the Holy Gospel today is not to listen to those who say the…

…from your Pastor’s Desk Veterans Day – 2022 Veteran’s day is ACTUALLY this Friday, November 11th – Mass at 9am.But for continuity purposes, this writing says ‘Today’. Today is not Memorial Day – Not a day to pray for those who died under arms. We should do that EVERY day. Nor is today a day when we specifically honor and pray for…

…from your Pastor’s Desk All Saints Day and all Souls Day ALL SAINTS DAY: A ‘Happy’ Holy Day [of Obligation]Tuesday, November 1st, 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…

…from your Pastor’s Desk On our bulletin Board near the back door of church you will see some posters that advocate saying no to Proposition 1. Some might say that this is a violation of ‘Separation of Church and State’. It is not. As a Church, even as a ‘Non-Profit, we are free to advocate for policies and legislation and so we…

…from your Pastor’s Desk So, why pray? What were the words you used the last time you prayed? I mean, really prayed, not just grace before meals or ‘Now I lay Me Down To Sleep’; but a heartfelt prayer. Was it words like, please or I want? Words like I need or Why don’t you? Or was it words like; Thank you…

……from your Pastor’s Desk What the Nine Lepers got Right This weekend we have the story of the ten lepers who asked Jesus for healing. Lots of times, when we hear this story, nine of the lepers are portrayed as ungrateful. A word or two on their behalf is in order. They all approached Jesus and called out to him “Jesus, Master,…

……from your Pastor’s Desk Learning from him “Lord, increase our faith,” said the apostles in today’s Gospel. Elsewhere they asked him, “Lord teach us how to pray” (Lk 11:1). In essence the two requests were the same. To pray is to focus our heart on God, to have faith in God’s concern for us. Every prayer renews our trust in God, and…

……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…