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...
Fr. Mike’s Communication for Oct 30 2022
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...
Deacon Roch’s Communication for Oct 23 2022
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...
Fr. Mike’s Communication for Oct 16 2022
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...
Fr. Mike’s Communication for Oct 9 2022
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...
Fr. Mike’s Communication for Oct 2 2022
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...
Deacon Roch’s Communication for Sept 25 2022
Sept. 25, 2022 | Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time “Blessed is he who keeps faith forever, secures justice for the oppressed, gives food to the hungry.” ~Ps 146:7, 8-9, 9-10 Brothers and Sisters, I love this time of year as the weather cools and the humidity finally leaves us, and we welcome football season...
Fr. Mike’s Communication for Sept 18 2022
From the Pastor’s Desk | Sept. 18, 2022, | Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time “Hear this, you who trample upon the needy and destroy the poor of the land!” ~ Amos 8:4 Brothers and Sisters, Living approximately 750 years before Jesus, Amos preached at a time of relative peace and prosperity. Still, his message...