Pastor’s Column Palm Sunday 2021 Jesus meets every sort of reaction as he carries his cross: jubilation, faith, hatred, concern, grief, fear, hostility, cruelty, and, worst of all, indifference. There is a response for everyone here. In a very real way, Jesus is still walking on the road to Calvary today, on the way to his death and resurrection. In every generation, all who encounter Jesus will take a role as he carried his cross. Which role is yours? Simon of Cyrene. Perhap

Pastor’s Column 5th Sunday of Lent March 21, 2021 If a man serves me, he must follow me; wherever I am, there my servant shall be. from John 12:20-33 One of the most surprising facts about the early church for a Catholic is that Christians in the first century did not use crucifixes. Churches did not begin to display Jesus on the cross until sometime after Constantine legalized Christianity and outlawed crucifixions. It was only after Christians began to “forget” how awful cr

Pastor’s Column Solemnity of Saint Joseph Friday, March 19, 2021 Since Pope Francis has declared this to be the year of Saint Joseph, here are some prayers you can say. One traditional devotion is to say the Litany of Saint Joseph (on the reverse side) every Wednesday. Like so many of us, Saint Joseph had one unexpected challenge after the other in his life, and he always obeyed the will of God. If you ask him, he will also assist you in your own unexpected trials. I am placi

Pastor’s Column 3rd Sunday of Lent March 7, 2021 “He made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the temple area.” John 2:15 A pilgrim to the Jerusalem Temple at the time of Christ would have beheld one of the great wonders of the ancient world. Although only the “wailing wall” (actually a retaining wall) is visible today, you can take an underground tour of a tunnel under the temple mount and see incredibly huge and perfectly cut stones that undergird the enormous pla