by Dan Fuerst | Jul 17, 2025 | 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...
by Dan Fuerst | Jul 10, 2025 | 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...
by Dan Fuerst | Jul 3, 2025 | 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...
by Dan Fuerst | Jun 26, 2025 | 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...
by Dan Fuerst | Jun 19, 2025 | 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...
by Dan Fuerst | Jun 12, 2025 | 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...