Homily, December 10, 2023
From The Pastor Forty has long been an active biblical number that conveys both linear time and spiritual seasons. After liberation from slavery in Egypt, the Israelites traveled forty years in the desert seeking the...
Homily, December 3, 2023
From The Pastor Advent is a season of hope, built on faith, with a lively anticipation of joy and renewed strength. Hope is the theological virtue that lives in communion with faith and love. Hope...
Homily, November 26, 2023
From The Pastor Jesus is not a small Savior. Those who create war and violence, suffering and oppression for the sake of power must think Jesus is small and impotent. Rulers and the power mongers...
Homily, November 19, 2023
From The Pastor The Kingdom of God is often misunderstood as something we will experience in heaven. This is not the case. The Kingdom of God is the work Jesus began through the Incarnation. In...
Reflection, November 12, 2023
From The Pastor The goal of the Christian life is union with God. Ultimately, that goal is fulfilled in the glory of heaven. However, to attain this fulfillment of Divine glory, our union with God...
Sunday, November 5, 2023
From The Pastor I do not know the origin of the phrase, but it is a good fit for religion and the spiritual life. ‘If you talk the talk, can you walk the walk?’ To...
Homily, October 29, 2023
From The Pastor The greater causes of human unhappiness, separation, division, and wars are most often caused by competition for power and control. Why is that? How is it that, in the larger view of...
Homily, October 22, 2023
From the Pastor “For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.” Pilate said to him,...
Homily, October 15, 2023
From The Pastor It is rare for people to spend much time thinking about the transition from this life to the next. We all know death is a reality, but not one we often considered....
Homily, October 8, 2023
From The Pastor In the fast pace of our consumerist culture, with the overload of flash point news and the manipulative influence of social media, it is difficult to sustain a sense of personal presence....