From the Deacon’s Desk | November 13, 2022 | Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time “By your perseverance, you will secure your lives.” Luke 21:19 News flash, we are only two weeks away from the first Sunday in Advent. What! How is that possible? I feel the same way, but here we are at the close...
From the Pastor’s Desk | October 30, 2022 | Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time “Now there was a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy man, was seeking to see who Jesus was; but he could not see him because of the crowd, for he was short in...
Oct. 23, 2022 | Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” ~ Matthew 23:12 Our Sunday readings continue to focus on prayer. While the widow who relentlessly sought a just decision from last week’s Gospel taught us the importance of persistence, this week’s...
From the Pastor’s Desk | October 16, 2022 | Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time …pray always without becoming weary. ~ Luke 15:18-19 Brothers and Sisters, “Inconceivable!” The quirky romance and adventure film, The Princess Bride, has captivated the attention of generations since it first debuted in theaters in 1987. The story is a classic...
From the Pastor’s Desk | October 9, 2022 | Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time “And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him.” ~ Luke 17:15-16a Brothers and Sisters, “Behold, I make all things new.” The...
From the Pastor’s Desk | Oct. 2, 2022 | Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time “The apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith.” ~ Luke 17:5-10 Brothers and Sisters, I have an indelible image of my father, taking a rare minute to relax in the TV room on his recliner, snacking on a bag...
