Homily, September 14, 2025
From The Pastor The Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross is celebrated on September 14th. This year it happens to fall on a Sunday taking the place of what would otherwise be the Twenty-Fourth...
Homily, September 7,2025
From The Pastor An often-unnamed quality of Jesus is his wholeheartedness. Jesus is not double minded. In the Letter of St. James, it is noted that the prayer of the double-minded person is often unheard,...
Homily, August 31, 2025
From The Pastor What makes God humble? What allows Jesus to be so freely self-giving in the love and service of others? Why is humility an essential Christian virtue? The theme of our readings today...
Homily, August 17, 2025
From The Pastor While on vacation, rather than reprint an article from a previous year, I thought I would review with you several items of interest in our parish life. I mentioned a few weeks...
Homily, August 10, 2025
From The Pastor In today’s world, faith has countless faces. Faith is a basic stance in life that builds a foundation of meaning, trust, and purposeful human development. Faith has a strong emotional and psychological...
Homily, August 3, 2025
From The Pastor What gives you a deep sense of purpose and meaning in your life? What is most important to you? What is it the gives you the greatest joy, happiness, or satisfaction that...
Homily, July 27, 2025
From The Pastor To understand prayer as a personal relationship was not original to Vatican II. This language was commonly promoted throughout the documents of the Council as it sought to engage the Church in...
Homily, July 20, 2025
From The Pastor From many perspectives in life, we tend to work from an ‘either or stance,’ rather than a both-and. If we see ourselves one way, we do not often see ourselves as the...
Homily, July 13, 2025
From The Pastor The world view a person holds will determine their perception of life from that point of view. To turn a phrase, a point of view is a view from a point. For...
Homily, July 6, 2025
From The Pastor Relatability. For any project, campaign, or endeavor to gain traction and broad support it must be relatable. The Christian life is neither a project, campaign, nor endeavor. It is a relationship of...