Pastor’s Column Trinity Sunday May 30, 2021 “When they saw him, they worshiped, but some doubted.” from Matthew 28:16-20 Jesus has led his disciples up a high mountain. The disciples had witnessed the Lord crucified only 40 days earlier; then, 3 days later, he rose from the dead and appeared to them numerous times. He is about to ascend into heaven, and as the group catches sight of Jesus in his glory they all fall down to the ground to worship. This is the first time the dis

Pastor’s Column Pentecost Sunday May 23, 2021 The second reading for Pentecost Sunday is so important for our spiritual discernment that I want to reprint some of it for our continued reflection—you might want to stick this on the refrigerator! (Galatians 5:16-25—Jerusalem Bible): “If you are guided by the Spirit, you will be in no danger of yielding to self-indulgence, since self-indulgence is the opposite of the Spirit, the Spirit is totally against such a thing, and it is

Pastor’s Column Feast of the Ascension May 16, 2021 “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the Kingdom to Israel?” from Acts 1:1-11 By this time Jesus had been with the disciples for over three years. Over and over again, Jesus had taught them. They had seen him work miracles in many lives. They had been through the crucifixion and their own loss of faith, and then Christ’s resurrection from the dead. Yet, after all this time, now that Jesus was about to ascend into hea

Pastor’s Column 6th Sunday of Easter May 9, 2021 “It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain.” John 9:16 How fruitful is my life? What does a fruitful life consist of? Most of us try to make progress in our lives: financial progress; career progress; health progress; relationship progress; vacation progress. But what about spiritual progress? What will be the lasting result of this action in the lives of others – a

Pastor’s Column 5th Sunday of Easter May 2, 2021 “[My Father] takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, And every one that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit.” John 15:2 Once for Christmas I received a very unusual gift from an old friend—a five-decade rosary with different dates on each decade. It was an intriguing gift that I have pondered often. On the first decade, the day of my birth is listed (one number per bead); then my baptism day on the second