Pastor’s Thoughts

The Gospel this week is about the story of the prodigal son. I don’t know about you, but I used feel badly about the one brother who stayed home taking care of his aging father when the other son wandered off with his half of dad’s inheritance before dad even passed...

Pastor’s Thoughts

First, next week, on Tuesday March 25, Wednesday March 26, and Thursday March 27 we will be stripping and sealing our entire church floor. This has NOT been done this thoroughly for nearly 20 years. You are going to see a brightened appearance in the church and clean,...

Pastor’s Thoughts

The biblical event in this weekend’s Gospel is the celebration of the transfiguration of Jesus. After Jesus performs a series of miracles and foretells His own death, the disciples become worried that their Savior and leader would leave them. Left with this awful...

Pastor’s Thoughts

Lent is a season of conversion: We acknowledge the ways we have turned away from God in our lives, and focus on turning our hearts and minds back toward God. Hence the three traditional pillars of turning back are prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. These observances...

Pastor’s Thoughts

Next week Wednesday we begin the season of Lent.. While Ash Wednesday is NOT a holiday of obligation, it marks the beginning of our Lenten journey. We will have Mass on Ash Wednesday at 6:30 pm . Please join us as we begin this most solemn season by marking ashes on...