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Pastor’s Column – October 5, 2025 – 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!!  All the time!!!  And all the time!!!  God is Good!!! This prophet’s oracles progress from distress to confidence. Habakkuk wonders if God has not forgotten the people altogether. In his final oracle, however, the prophet boldly declares that in spite of all evidence to [...]

By |2025-10-02T13:42:38-05:00October 2nd, 2025|Front Page|0 Comments

Pastor’s Column – September 21, 2025 – 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time   My dear parishioners, God is Good!!!  All the time!!!  And all the time!!!  God is Good!!! Today’s Gospel consists of a parable told by Jesus (Lk 16:1-8a), supplemented by a series of sayings understood in some way to exemplify the point of the parable (Lk 16:8b–13). The problem is [...]

By |2025-09-18T15:24:35-05:00September 18th, 2025|Front Page|0 Comments

Pastor’s Column – September 14, 2025 – The Exaltation of the Holy Cross

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross   My dear parishioners, God is Good!!!  All the time!!!  And all the time!!!  God is Good!!! The evangelist Luke dedicates the whole of Chapter 15 to the theme of forgiveness. This is a key emphasis running throughout the entire Gospel. Luke is convinced that anyone who is willing [...]

By |2025-09-11T13:49:07-05:00September 11th, 2025|Front Page|0 Comments

Pastor’s Column – August 31, 2025 – 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!!  All the time!!!  And all the time!!!  God is Good!!! In today’s Gospel, Luke again uses Jesus’ table fellowship as the context for teaching. Much of Jesus’ teaching takes place in or around meals. Jesus also will share table fellowship with anyone from Pharisee [...]

By |2025-08-28T15:21:43-05:00August 28th, 2025|Front Page|0 Comments

Pastor’s Column – August 24, 2025 – 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!!  All the time!!!  And all the time!!!  God is Good!!! Jesus and his disciples are on their way to Jerusalem where his final fate awaits him. Jesus uses this extensive journey (Lk 9:51—19:27) to teach his disciples and others about the requirements for being [...]

By |2025-08-21T12:16:54-05:00August 21st, 2025|Front Page|0 Comments

Pastor’s Column – August 17, 2025 – 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time My dear parishioners, God is Good!!!  All the time!!!  And all the time!!!  God is Good!!! The tone of Jesus in Lk’s Gospel is mostly gentle, forgiving, and encouraging. In this passage, however, Jesus challenges his hearers with words that will bring division and animosity. Similar chastisement can be found [...]

By |2025-08-14T12:25:30-05:00August 14th, 2025|Front Page|0 Comments