Pastor's Column Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time January 30, 2022 Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, it is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered; it does not brood over injuries, it does not rejoice over wrong-doing but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 1 Corinthians 13 We all know that Christ has commanded us to love one

Pastor’s Column 3rd Sunday Ordinary Time January 23, 2022 When Jesus goes home to Nazareth in today’s gospel, all eyes are upon him. He unrolls the scroll to read from Isaiah in his home synagogue and then sits down to preach. But this dramatic beginning to Jesus’ ministry reminds me of another even more momentous moment when Jesus will unroll another scroll – and it is found in the book of Revelation (Chapter 5) at the end of time. All of heaven grows silent as a scroll wit

Pastor’s Column 2nd Sunday Ordinary Time January 17, 2010 When I go to the movies, one of things that always bothers me is how many times God’s name is taken in vain, and I hope it bothers you as well. I cringe when I hear the name of the Lord, who wishes us to love him, used as a curse word (not to mention that it breaks the 2nd commandment). For example, recently I went to the movie Avatar and counted 5 of them, which is low by modern movie standards! How many people hear t

Pastor’s Column Feast of the Baptism of the Lord January 9, 2022 All of us need a reminder what a great gift baptism really is in our lives. Here are a few interesting things about your baptism that you may not have known: The reason Catholics make the sign of the cross is that this is a reminder of our baptism. The priest or deacon makes the sign of the cross on the forehead of the one to be baptized, claiming the child or adult for Christ our Savior by invoking the Holy Tri