Pastor’s Thoughts

I craved four things as a teenager: success in sports, food, fun and the attention of popular people. However, I noticed that as I acquired them, I was more unsatisfied than before. So, I’d strive even more energetically, achieve more, and the sense of emptiness was...

Pastor’s Thoughts

On February 14, next week, we celebrate ‘Valentine’s Day.’ As a young child I recall the special day of February 14th, with making out tiny cards and giving them to friends, family, and schoolmates. I also remember the heart-shaped candies with those silly sayings on...

Pastor’s Thoughts

This weekend, the church celebrates the feast of the presentation of Jesus in the temple. Forty days after His birth, Mary and Joseph bring Jesus to the temple for rites of purification and dedication. This customs comes from the Old Testament book of Leviticus. A...

Pastor’s Thoughts

Next Monday, Feb. 3 is the feast day of Saint Blaze. I will bless throats next weekend, Feb. 1& 2, after all Masses. Who was this man and what connection does he have to throats? There are very few known facts about the life of St. Blaze. He was a 4th century...

Pastor’s Thoughts

Martin Luther King was an advocate for human rights. He protested against discrimination, injustice, and bigotry. The concept of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a legal holiday was promoted by many labor unions. After King’s death, U.S. Representative John Conyers and...