Opening Ourselves to God’s Grace During Lent
Another season of Lent has begun, and we are beginning our preparations for Easter. I used to think of Lent as a dreary, barren time of the year (and the weather outside doesn’t always seem to help), because we are asked to follow so many rules and to give something [...]
Temptation
When I first realized it was my turn to write an article for the bulletin I read the readings for this weekend and thought this is going to be easy! At first glance the readings are all about temptation and I am a PRO at temptation. I mean aren’t all [...]
Entering into Lent
It’s the last weekend in Ordinary Time before we enter into the season of Lent. For me, this season of the liturgical calendar is a favorite. I get excited about entering into the desert. I look forward to the massive overindulgence of Fat Tuesday, the solemn ritual of Ash Wednesday, [...]
Faith and Belief
In our society, we place a great value on knowledge. It seems in fact, that our culture increasingly places less value on that which cannot be proven in a scientific or tangible fashion. While preparing students to receive the sacrament of Confirmation, I have even noticed an increase in the [...]
What’s Your Status Update?
Since my childhood, I have enjoyed the Star Trek universe. I attribute this affinity to my own father, who, as soon as I was old enough, allowed me to stay up late with him to watch the new episodes of Star Trek: the Next Generation with him. The spaceships appealed [...]
Discernment for Difficult Choices
Recently I have been thinking about the old adage, “With age, comes wisdom.” I can say with all honesty that I am doing the whole “aging” thing, but I am not sure how wise I have become in this process. When I was younger, I took comfort in this saying. [...]
Our Time, Talent & Treasures
Welcome to the first days of February. Most of you will be reading this on Groundhog’s Day, which will apparently tell us how much more of winter we should either have to endure or enjoy depending on your perspective. My personal prediction is that we will have quite a few [...]
What Does It Mean to Follow Christ?
This weekend’s Gospel from Mark is a favorite of mine. It is deceptively simple. Like most of Mark’s gospel, it is clean, straightforward, and without embellishment. At one time or another we have all heard a homily or read some theologians reflection on the story of Jesus as a fisher [...]
Stewardship
A s you may know, the parish is in the midst of its second annual Stewardship Renewal. This is a time where all of us are called to renew our commitments to God and our parish by completing a commitment card and making pledges to spend time in prayer, get [...]
The Gifts of Our Baptism
One of the privileges of my ministry here at St. Peter’s is meeting with families as they are preparing to have their baby baptized. Many of these parents meet with me when the babies are first born. The parents have a wonderful mixture of awe regarding this beautiful gift they [...]
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