How The Resurrection Touches Our Life
My dear sisters and brothers, Christ is Risen; He is truly Risen! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! With all my heart I wish you and your families a blessed Easter, filled with the Victorious, Risen presence of Jesus Christ. What a glorious ending for the disciples of Christ! What Good News for [...]
Ways To Grow In Love
After the Resurrection, our Lord put a very simple, yet profound question to Peter—and Jesus asked him this question three times: “Peter, do you love me?” Now let us replace Peter’s name with our own, because at the heart of our Christian life and all the practices of this Lenten [...]
Epiphany
My dear friends, This weekend we celebrate the Feast of Epiphany, a Greek word that means “manifestation.” In and through the whole mystery of the Incarnation, by taking on our humanity, God is “manifesting” Himself to the world, making Himself visible in Jesus Christ, and thereby revealing His will. All [...]
The Christ of Christians Continues to Touch Our Lives
My dear friends, “Lord Jesus, as I bow in adoration before your manger, let my first Christmas words be thank you! Thank you, Gift of the Father, for coming to save me from my sins.” These are the opening words from a prayer written for this feast, and they express [...]
Visioning Committee
My dear friends, When we had our last “fire-side chat” together back in May, I updated you on the changes to the parish pastoral council, both in it’s structure and it’s purpose. In case you missed this, I’d like to elaborate on this a bit so that all may have [...]
Listening as Love
My dear friends, Deacon Tim and I recently came across a priest who has a wonderful gift for speaking about prayer and other aspects of our Christian life. His name is Fr. Francis Valerio, and I want to share with you just a few excerpts from a reflection he wrote [...]
Feast Day of St. Peter 2016
My dear friends, Happy Feast Day of St. Peter! As Peter was among the first disciples called by Jesus for the spreading of faith in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, it is fitting that Fr. Galtier would name the first parish in Minnesota St. Peter’s, for it has been from [...]
Questions on Confession I
My dear friends, From time to time, I get questions about the Sacrament of Reconciliation. During this year of Mercy, I’d like to answer some of these questions in the bulletins this summer. Question: Some of the prayers I learned as a child are now different, like the Act of [...]
Jesus, The Good Shepherd
My dear friends, The Gospel today is one of many that show how Jesus was able to use the stuff of every day life to teach the people about God and the plan of salvation. This particular passage from St. John is often called the “Good Shepherd discourse,” for Jesus [...]
The Gift of Divine Mercy
My dear friends, Today is Divine Mercy Sunday. This special feast was inaugurated by St. John Paul II in October of 2000, who, on the same day, canonized Sr. Faustina Kowalska, a Polish nun through whom the Lord had chosen to spread His message of mercy. In her prayer, Jesus [...]
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