One Family in Christ
My dear friends, As we respond each day to the invitation of Jesus to follow Him as intimate disciples, there will be moments along the way when Jesus challenges us, desiring to change something in our hearts. One such challenge comes when we realize how our connection to Christ connects [...]
Gift of Spiritual Friendship
Dear friends, I want to thank you all for your prayers while I was away, and for your warm welcome when I returned. You were very much in my thoughts and in my prayers, especially when I celebrated Mass each day. Although there were many things I both enjoyed and [...]
Strike A Chord, Strike a Balance
As I mentioned in the last bulletin, there are some simple philosophies that I try to stick to in guiding our music ministry. This time, I’ll share some of those, and some of my motivations. To begin with, I’ll acknowledge the “elephant in the room” in liturgical music—there is no [...]
Memories of our 175th Anniversary
With memories of our 175th Anniversary celebration so fresh, I want to take an opportunity to respond to the reactions and feedback the staff has been receiving. I know others around the office probably have much more they could share, but since so much of the response has pertained to [...]
Sharing our Spiritual Blessings
My dear friends, On this day when we gather together to celebrate our 175th Anniversary as a parish, how can we find better, more fitting words to express our gratitude and joy than those given to us in St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians: “Blessed be the God and Father [...]
Finding Ways to Grow in God’s Perfect Charity
Since finding my way back to sincere faith in Jesus Christ and the comfort and support of Catholic communities like ours here at St. Peter’s, I have learned many things, and by the grace of God I believe that I’m a better person for it. Because of this, I hope [...]
Letter to Men for Father’s Day
My dear brothers in Christ, On this day when we celebrate fathers and express our deep heart-felt appreciation for the ways we have been blessed in our fatherhood, and blessed through our own fathers, I wanted to take this opportunity to speak to all men, who, in various ways, are [...]
Being God’s Gardener
By this time of year, the crops are in the field and gardens have been planted. Many plants have begun to sprout and some have even blossomed. The seeds that were put in the ground will look nothing like the plants which will grow from them. The next time you [...]
The Gift of the Eucharist at the Center of the Christian Life
As Catholics, the Solemnity of the Precious Body and Blood of the Lord celebrates the immeasurable Gift that lies at the very center of our Christian life. It would be hard for any of us to put into words our heart-felt gratitude and appreciation for so great a Gift. I [...]
Relationship and The Holy Trinity
“The earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.” (Psalm 33) It is always a little intimidating to be asked to write something about the Holy Trinity. I find myself challenged to describe adequately this great, defining Mystery of our faith. And yet, it remains one of the [...]
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