Pastor’s Thoughts

This Monday the church celebrates the feast of the Immaculate Conception. It is a Holy Day of obligation. We will NOT have a vigil on Sunday evening just one Mass at 6:30 on Monday December 8th. Additionly those who wish to stay and pray the Miraculous Medal Novena we...

Pastor’s Thoughts

What is Advent and what do we ‘wait’ for? Advent is a season that has developed in understanding and practice throughout the history of the Church. The word “Advent” comes from the Latin word “adventus”, meaning “arrival.” Scholars believe that during the 4th and 5th...

Pastor’s Thoughts

This weekend is the last Sunday in the Church’s liturgical year, Christ the King. Christ the King is a relatively a young liturgical feast. It was born in 1925 by Pope Pius XI. The Holy father at that time is responding to what he sees as an increasing world...

Pastor’s Thoughts

When I was a kid growing up in New England, I’d occasionally go on a whale watch. Once we went out with calm waters and clear skies. But on the way back in, the sea got rough. I was just a kid, and I remember thinking we should turn left or right toward the shoreline...

Pastor’s Thoughts

The month of November has traditionally been a month of prayer for the deceased. It begins November 1st, All Saints Day, praying to the faithful who have already reached heaven (Church Triumphant). The Church also remembers the faithfully departed who are still...

Pastor’s Thoughts

This weekend the diocese asks us to pray for vocations to the priesthood. It’s called, Priesthood Sunday. As you are all well aware, we are approaching a crisis in staffing parishes. In the years since World War II there has been a substantial reduction in the number...