Letter from the Pastor

I read a story, the origin of which I do not know, that tells of a day when the Devil offered for sale all the tools of his trade.  Those who came to shop, and perhaps to buy, were surprised that the highest price tag was attached to a small, wedge shaped implement.  It did not look important at all, but the purchase price was more than all of the other implements combined.   The Devil explained that this was his most effective tool for breaking into people’s lives.  He called it discouragement. We can all understand the meaning of that […]

                 Tens of thousands of Americans will Zoom on Friday, January 22, 2021 to continue their efforts to challenge our society to do much more to protect all innocent Human Life from the moment of conception t the moment the Lord calls us back home.  This is an issue we American Catholics look at more closely at least once a year.  We know that our modern technology has enabled us to take wonderful photos of the human person living within his or her mother’s womb.  Almost every couple preparing for the birth of […]

From the beginning of time, the devil has tried to mislead us.  He often   succeeded.  Adam is the best example, but he seems to be particularly successful in our day and age.  Our permissive age and our consumer society seem to have given into the temptation that it is by bread alone that a human being lives – bread signifying food, pleasure and all that is material.  Many seem to believe that economic well-being is all that matters.  There are many Christians who are more excited by Paradise on Earth than by the Lord’s Kingdom of Heaven.  We often fault […]

It is often said that God works in most unusual ways.  His program has nothing to do with political power or military might.  He doesn’t wave banners or shout slogans or do any of the things calculated to grab headlines. Take for example the gospel account of the meeting of the Blessed Mother with her cousin Elizabeth.  They were both pregnant at the time.  That beautiful story is indicative of the mysterious ways of God.  God’s purpose was to redeem the world.  So where does He start?  Not with a summit conference in Jerusalem or Geneva, nor with the organizing […]