by Dan Fuerst | May 15, 2025 | Pastor's Thoughts
I’ve always found it amazing that Jesus never says to his disciples the straightforward and bumper stickery words “I love you” or “I will always love you” (a la Dolly Parton’s song). Why doesn’t Jesus say, “I love you”? Well, actually he does, but in particular ways....
by Dan Fuerst | May 8, 2025 | Pastor's Thoughts
This weekend we celebrate the 4th Sunday of Easter. It is also the weekend we celebrate our mothers both living and deceased. How did this beautiful day of remembering our mothers begin? Anna M. Jarvis, born in 1864 in Webster West Virginia, is credited as the force...
by Dan Fuerst | May 1, 2025 | Pastor's Thoughts
There are many different factors that contributed to this association. First of all, in ancient Greece and Rome the month of May was dedicated to pagan goddesses connected to fertility and springtime (Artemis and Flora, respectively). This, combined with other...
by Dan Fuerst | Apr 24, 2025 | Pastor's Thoughts
This weekend the church celebrates “Divine Mercy Sunday.” In Catholicism, divine Mercy is a devotion to Jesus Christ associated with the apparitions of Jesus to Saint Faustina Kowalska. The venerated image under this Christological title refers to what Sr....
by Dan Fuerst | Apr 17, 2025 | Pastor's Thoughts
Happy Easter to all. Easter is one of the most solemn and central days of our faith. Recall the words of St. Paul when he wrote, “If Christ be not raised from the dead, our faith is in vain.” (1 Cor. 15:14). Our observance of Easter is not just a mere recollection of...
by Dan Fuerst | Apr 10, 2025 | Pastor's Thoughts
Holy Week celebrates some of the most dramatic liturgies of the entire Church year. It all begins this weekend, Palm Sunday. Jesus is welcomed by the crowds throwing branches as he triumphantly enters Jerusalem. Little do many know, He entered Jerusalem to die. His...