March 3, 2017

Letter From the Pastor – March 5, 2017

In this Lent 2017, we Catholics need to reflect on ways of winning people back to Jesus.  One way is a deliberate attempt to bring people to Christ by befriending them.  As soon as some hear this, they might wonder, “Can that be right?  Should we befriend people just to bring them to Christ?”  Absolutely!  The greatest reason to befriend someone is Jesus Christ.  The greatest gift we can give a friend is Jesus Christ.  If we are truly someone’s friend, we want what is best for him or her.  What can be better for anyone than to come to […]
February 16, 2017

Letter From the Pastor – February 19, 2017

St. Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians that “there are varieties of gifts, varieties of ministries, and  varieties of efforts.”  What he is saying is that unity does not mean sameness.  Such was certainly not the case with the early disciples of Jesus.  There were differences,    disagreements, and disputes among them.  And one of the most beautiful things about the New   Testament is its honesty.  There is no attempt at cover up.  When James and John were arguing over who should have first place in the kingdom of God, the Gospel reports it just as it happened.  When Paul and Barnabas […]
February 10, 2017

Letter From the Pastor – February 12, 2017

 Several years ago the newspaper reported the murder of a young Jewish boy of 16 and two of his friends who were seriously wounded as they were traveling home in a van in Manhattan.  This unprovoked act of violence filled the hearts of many people with great anger and frustration.  Everyone recoiled at this senseless violence and injustice.  And yet we all know that violence and injustice must be rejected in favor of justice, understanding and peace. Jesus’ message in the Gospel is very clear: there is no room for any retaliation, no eye for an eye, no resistance to […]
February 3, 2017

Letter From the Pastor – February 5th

               We live in a world where things move along with a certain regularity.  Night follows day, and day follows night.  The seasons unfold at about the same pace year after year.  Spring, summer, fall and winter are as predictable as the cycles of the sun.  In the midst of all that  steadiness, it is easy to become prisoners of the routine and forget just how wonderful life really is.               Thornton Wilder wrote a play about that which he called “Our Town”.  It is the story about Emily who lived in Grover’s Corners […]
January 30, 2017

Ministry Meeting – February 25

There will be a Ministry Meeting on Saturday, February 25th from 9 – 11 a.m. in the Parish Room.