Pastor’s Column 26th Sunday Ordinary Time 25 September 2022 On the morning of September 11, 2001, my father in Los Angeles was watching television like just about everybody else on earth, viewing what was one of the greatest terrorist attacks in human history, the destruction of the Twin Towers, and the utter mercilessness of it all. My father had many good qualities, but charitable giving was not one of them (he was a tightwad!). Yet when he saw how many firemen had died in

Pastor’s Column 25th Sunday Ordinary Time September 18, 2022 “The person who is trustworthy in very small matters is also trustworthy in great ones; and the person who is dishonest in very small matters is also dishonest in great ones.” from Luke 16:1-13 Christ reminds us in this Sunday’s gospel (Luke 16:1-13) that one day our money will fail us, and that we should invest it wisely and spiritually “before it fails us” (in other words, when it comes to an end or when we realiz

Pastor’s Column 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time September 11, 2022 “What woman having ten coins and losing one would not light a lamp and sweep the house, searching carefully until she finds it? Luke 15:1-2 Perhaps we might relate to this parable of the lost coins a bit more readily if this woman were frantically in search of her missing car keys or cell phone. Who hasn’t been in that situation? This frantic woman is determined to find her lost coin. We can imagine her turning o

Pastors Column 23rd Sunday Ordinary Time September 4, 2022 What king marching into battle would not first sit down and decide whether with ten thousand troops he can successfully oppose another king advancing upon him with twenty thousand troops? But if not, while he is still far away, he will send a delegation to ask for peace terms. In the same way, anyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple.” from Luke 14:25-33 Who among us has not at tim