Pastor’s Thoughts

This weekend we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord by St. John the Baptist. The Baptism of the Lord marks the end of the Christmas season. It is often asked why would Jesus, born without sin, need to be baptized? Pope Benedict sees Jesus’ baptism as an expression of...

Pastor’s Thoughts

This weekend we celebrate the feast of the Epiphany. The very word means a ‘manifestation.’ The EPHIANY is the manifestation of a star that guided many to come and see the newborn King, the long awaited Savior foretold in the Old Testament. More specifically, it is a...

Pastor’s Thoughts

Another year has ended and a new one beginning. The first month of the year January, comes from the name of the Roman god Janus, the god of two faces. One face of Janus looks to the past and the other face looks to the future. Popularly, it is a time we look at the...

Pastor’s Thoughts

It is with great tidings of joy that we celebrate the birth our Savior, Jesus Christ. We hear in our readings “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” The Lord’s favor rests upon each and everyone of us. We have to believe...

Pastor’s Thoughts

The word “Advent” comes from the Latin word “adventus”, meaning “arrival.” Scholars believe that during the 4th and 5th centuries in Spain and Gaul is where Advent as we know it actually began. Advent during its early beginnings was a season of preparation for the...