by Fr. David | Jan 14, 2021 | Pastor's Corner
We have moved from the celebrational seasons of Advent and Christmas to “Ordinary Time.” This is what the official description says about it: Besides the times of the year that have their own...
by Fr. David | Jan 6, 2021 | Pastor's Corner
Today’s Feast is a joy-filled one, and a very gentle and peace-filled one (to those who don’t know “the rest of the story” at this point). It’s especially beautiful when one learns that Epiphany once marked THREE events: the Magi, the Baptism, and the...
by Fr. David | Dec 30, 2020 | Pastor's Corner
The word “epiphany” is a virtual transliteration from the Greek word for “revelation” or “manifestation.” It’s not an accident that our Liturgy celebrates 3 such events in succession (and once upon a time, all on the same day): the visit of the Magi, the...
by Fr. David | Dec 21, 2020 | Pastor's Corner
The earliest images I have had of the Holy Family came from prayer cards that were (shall we say?) idealized: Joseph gently rocking a plane over a board, Mary sitting and knitting, Jesus playing with the wood curls Joseph was creating. One detail still...
by Fr. David | Dec 16, 2020 | Pastor's Corner
This marks the end of 4 Sundays of Advent—we end with the promise of a Savior announced by Archangel Gabriel to Mary, foreshadowed by Nathan’s word from God to David that his descendant would indeed build a “house.” It is put into context by St Paul who begins...
by Fr. David | Dec 10, 2020 | Pastor's Corner
I’m offering some reflections again from Pope Francis, in part because they resonated with my homily of a couple of weeks ago, using Fr Joseph Tetlow, SJ, as my jumping off point. The Pope’s comments come from his “Message for the International Day of Persons...
