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From the Pastor's Desk: Sunday, August 22, 2010
(21st Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Today’s reading (Luke 13:22-30) has Jesus continuing his journey to Jerusalem. “Someone asked him, ‘Lord, are they few in number who are to be saved?” He replied: “Try to come in through the narrow door. ...
From the Pastor's Desk: Sunday, August 15, 2010
(Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
The Assumption is the oldest feast day of Our Lady. For two hundred years Jerusalem was a pagan city since the destruction of the Temple in 70 A.D. It was not until Constantine rededicated the shrines ...
From the Pastor's Desk: Sunday, August 08, 2010
(Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
“Be prepared—all dressed and ready—for your Lord’s return” (Luke 12:13).
Jesus tells his disciples to always be ready and ...
From the Pastor's Desk: Sunday, August 01, 2010
(Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Today’s reading is from Luke (Lk 12:13-21) and reads: “Then someone called from the crowd, ‘Sir, please tell my brother to divide my father’s estate with me.” But Jesus ...
From the Pastor's Desk: Sunday, July 25, 2010
(Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
In today’s second reading (Colossians 2:12-14) Paul is writing to two communities he did not establish nor did he visit. “I wish you could know how much I have struggled in prayer for you ...
From the Pastor's Desk: Sunday, July 18, 2010
(Sixteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time)
Today’s Gospel is again from Luke, and Jesus continues his journey to Jerusalem to die and rise (Luke 10:38-42). This portion of the gospel is the story of Jesus being welcomed into the house of Martha and Mary. In ...
From the Pastor's Desk: Sunday, July 11, 2010
(Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Sometime after Vatican Council II there were many changes in the church. One of the changes people joked about was, “What happened to those people who ate meat on Fridays?” The ...
From the Pastor's Desk: Sunday, July 04, 2010
(14th Sunday In Ordinary Time)
The Gospel of Luke presents two aspects of Jesus’ personality. On the one hand he is accepting of Jew and Gentile; forgiving and merciful to the sinner who asks for mercy. He is patient with people, including his disciples, who are ...
From the Pastor's Desk: Sunday, June 27, 2010
(13th Sunday In Ordinary Time)
In today’s gospel (Luke 9:51-62) we read that some people were willing to follow Jesus while others were called to follow him. The responses Jesus gives to them seem strange at first. He speaks of the cost of ...
From the Pastor's Desk: Sunday, June 20, 2010
(12th Sunday In Ordinary Time)
The National Conference of Catholic Bishops has defined Stewardship as “A life of total accountability and responsibility, acknowledging God as Creator and owner of all.” God is the source of all our gifts, talents and ...
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