Pastor’s Pen A WORD FROM FR. BOB Dear Church Family, I have a little practice that you may have already done or maybe you would like to do as you prepare for the Sacred Word each and every Sunday. Of course, I could ask you, “Do you ever prepare the Sacred Word by […]
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Whoever is not against us is for us
Pastor’s Pen A Word from Fr. Chris Homily: 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time “Whoever is not against us is for us” (Mark 9:38-41) I wish to thank each of you for your prayers and good wishes for my successful surgery. I am now on my road […]
Fill your mind with thoughts about the Lord every morning…
Pastor’s Pen NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A WORD FROM FR. BOB Dear Church Family, “More-evil than ever”, you hear these words and you probably agree there is so much evil. It comes to us on the news and in the news-paper. There is just so many tendencies for people to do […]
Walk the walk
Pastor’s Pen A Word from Fr. Bob Dear Church Family, Building on the image I gave you last week from St. Bernard in the 12th century, I challenge you, like he suggested, to be a reservoir filled with God’s love. Then you will always have an overflowing to give […]
The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice
Pastor’s Pen A Word from Fr. Bob Dear Church Family, Probably as most of you know especially on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, we have morning and evening prayer and reflections on the day’s Sacred Scriptures. The book we use is called “Give Us This Day”. We pray these prayers every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday […]
Jesus, I TRUST IN YOU
Deacon’s Corner Dear Fellow Lovers of Christ; Our Church and our God are under attack both from without and within. We must always remember that our Faith and Love of God are dependent upon us maintaining communication with God. God sent us His only Son. If you are reading this, you already believe that Jesus […]
The words I have spoken to you are Spirit and Life
Pastor’s Pen Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time A Word from Fr. Bob Dear Church Family, St. Paul tells us today that Christ loved each one of us so much. A good example for us to follow is the love of a husband for a wife and […]
Food For The Soul
Pastor’s Pen A Word from Fr. Chris I am the living bread that came down from heaven whoever eats this bread will live forever. (Jn. 6:51) Food is and has remained an essential commodity to man. Its lack brings discomfort and an uncomfortable situation to […]
Attitude of Gratitude
Pastor’s Pen Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time A Word from Fr. Bob Dear Church Family, Sometimes we might catch ourselves complaining and grumbling and not appreciating all the blessings we have but, just see the negative. So, it’s always a challenge for us to be people […]
Take the time
Pastor’s Pen A Word from Fr. Bob Dear Church Family, Today’s Pastor’s Pen is a little different than normal. I am going to suggest some themes on which you can reflect on during the week. Maybe you can do one each day. Let’s start off with the “Good Shepherd”, the Lord, whom we […]