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...

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...