Pastor’s Weekly Letter – Page 44 – The Annunciation-Fatima Parish

August 2, 2019

Letter From the Pastor – August 4, 2019

Millions of Americans let the internet “babysit” their children and grandchildren for large portions of the day. Even at 10, 11, and 12 o’clock at night, long after cartoons and family shows have ended, an estimated 12 million children under age 10 are still watching and playing on the internet. These hours have an enormous influence on children. Studies have shown that the internet exercises the greatest formative influence on viewers who have not yet formed strong personal values. As adults with Catholic principles we have some protection from media influence, but the minds of the young are wide open. […]

July 26, 2019

Letter From the Pastor – July, 28. 2019

Over many years I have heard and read many definitions of faith. One of my favorites goes like this: “Faith means betting your life on God.” To some people faith is a serious flaw in the fabric of religion. The Philosopher Bertrand Russell once wrote: “We may define faith as a firm belief in something for which there is no evidence. When there is evidence, no one speaks of faith. We do not speak of faith that two and two are four or that the earth is round. We only speak […]

July 17, 2019

Letter From the Pastor – July 21, 2019

I dare say some of us know, or have known, what is to wear used clothes, to buy used books, and to drive used cars. And the truth of the matter is that it’s really not a bad way to live. If it is handled right, there’s a touch of class to it. Perhaps you have noticed that people who grow up in large families, wearing hand-me down clothes, almost always end up bragging about it. Secondhand living isn’t all bad. In fact, it can be quite good. But there are some […]

July 10, 2019

Letter From the Pastor – July 14, 2019

When Dwight Eisenhower was President of the United States, he was quoted as saying, “the people of the world want peace so much that that one these days governments had better get out of the way and let them have it.” Here we are many years later and still the saying of President Eisenhower rings true. If we could take a survey of the nations of the world, I am sure we would discover that one of the deepest desires of all people is to live in peace. At […]

July 2, 2019

Letter From the Pastor – July 7, 2019

Some people ask why is prayer necessary at all? God knows what we need; why tell Him? He wants the best for every one of us; why should we request anything? Well, there are some things that God cannot give us. We must keep in mind that Christian prayer does not mean persuading God to give us what we want. That is pagan prayer. Christian prayer means putting ourselves in the position where God can give us what He wants to have. Giving, in this sense, is not a simple, one-sided […]