by Dan Fuerst | Mar 19, 2026 | Pastor's Thoughts
A friend of mine wrote an imaginative reflection on the raising of Lazarus that caught me off guard. She proposed that when Jesus called Lazarus from the tomb, the man was not joyful but angry and annoyed. After so much suffering, maybe death felt like a release. He...
by Dan Fuerst | Mar 12, 2026 | Pastor's Thoughts
On Thursday March 19th, the church universal celebrates the feast of Saint Joseph. Then on Monday May 1st the church celebrates the feast of St. Joseph the worker. The feast day of ‘Joseph the Worker’ has an interesting origin. When this feast day was promulgated, May...
by Dan Fuerst | Mar 5, 2026 | Pastor's Thoughts
Centuries before this weekend’s gospel story about the woman at the well was written, Israel had been one people and one nation. After the death of King David, the nation of Israel divided into a Northern Kingdom called Israel and a Southern Kingdom called Judah. In...
by Dan Fuerst | Feb 26, 2026 | Pastor's Thoughts
This Second of Lent, we hear the beautiful encounter upon the mountain of the Transfiguration of Jesus. Jesus invited his closest disciples, Peter, James, and John to experience and see this awesome meeting with Moses and Elijah. The Gospel goes on to tell us that...
by Dan Fuerst | Feb 20, 2026 | Pastor's Thoughts
Jesus is tempted in today’s gospel no doubt about that. His resistance in turning away from the Satan’s lures was a struggle for Him. As long as we live, temptation will be a struggle for us as well. Temptation is part of the human condition and original sin. Getting...