Pastor’s Thoughts

One of my close friends is a hermit priest who lives on a desert mountain. Recently I found myself in a group conversation about him. One vehemently objected, “What does he do up there all day? Nothing! Priests are down here working, running parishes, making a...

Pastor’s Thoughts

I used to be a bad neighbor. I’d get wrapped up in my life and ignore those around me. Then I found sage advice from Benjamin Franklin to this effect: to be a better neighbor, ask someone to do a favor for you. It’s counterintuitive, isn’t it? Tell strangers that I...

Pastor’s Thoughts

Our Gospel this weekend is all about traveling with nothing. Imagine your going on vacation for two weeks but are told you were not allowed to pack anything. What’s your first reaction? Incredulity? Fear? Panic? Is this a joke? Jesus orders his disciples to carry...

Pastor’s Thoughts

On Sunday, June 29, the Church celebrates the feast day of Ss. Peter & Paul, the founders of the Holy See. What is a See and why is it holy? As early as the year 258, there is evidence of an already lengthy tradition of celebrating the solemnities of both Saint...

Pastor’s Thoughts

This weekend the church universal celebrates the feast day of Corpus Christi (The Body of Christ). Originally the celebration began in Liege, Belgium in 1246. Pope Urban IV extended the feast to the entire Church universal in 1264. Today, in many countries throughout...

Pastor’s Thoughts

This weekend we celebrate and honor all of our fathers both living and deceased. Unlike Mother’s Day which was though of in 1908, the proclaimed officially by President Wilson in 1914 – just 6 years in the making, Father’s Day took much longer to become an...