Pastor’s Column 4th Sunday of Easter April 25, 2021 “I am the Good Shepherd. A Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” John 10:11 The Good Shepherd lays down his life for his sheep. Jesus has no limits to his love: he has done everything possible for me. What limits do I have in my love for him, or for others? I lay down my life for Christ by dying to my own will, by being obedient to the voice of the Good Shepherd; so any follower of his will be led to lay down his

Pastor’s Column 3rd Sunday of Easter April 18, 2021 When I was a deacon, my spiritual advisor talked me into taking a personal, private pilgrimage to the shrines of France. It was quite a challenge since I don’t speak the language. Through the tourist bureau there it was arranged that I should spend a night at the guesthouse at the St. Gildard’s Convent at Nevers, France, where the incorrupt body (housed in a glass tomb in the convent chapel) of St. Bernadette of Lourdes lies

Pastor’s Column Mercy Sunday, 2021 Since most of us will never have a chance to visit the Shrine of Divine Mercy in Poland, for this Pastor’s Column we will travel there together in words and pictures and see what we can discover about the Mercy of Our Lord. Quite a few years ago a group of Saint Ed’s pilgrims came to Krakow, Poland, where the international shrine is located. Krakow is the town where Pope John Paul II was archbishop, and his presence is everywhere, including

Pastor’s Column Easter Sunday, 2021 This week, my yard has had regular visits from some uninvited (though cute) guests, just in time for Easter: two mallard ducks and two white bunnies. They come and go as if they own the place. All I need now are a few chicks, colored eggs and Easter lilies and I will have all the symbols most people associate with Easter. Yet, Easter really has very little to do with chicks, ducklings, eggs, and bunnies. The truth is more incredible than an