Prayer: Conversations with God

My bulletin article this week is something I have touched on before.  And it’s about something that I am utterly and admittedly not an expert.  However, because of the nature of my job, I have the opportunity to know people, talk with educated people practically every day, and learn things on a regular basis which allows … Continued

Pilgrimage to the Holy Land!

  Let Expert Guides Steve & Janet lead you through the Holy Land—just like in the movies! They’ve been to the Holy Land over 150 times filming, exploring & leading pilgrimages. Join this spiritually enriching biblical adventure. Fr. Chas Canoy and Todd Gale, Director of Faith Formation, invite you to join them on this once … Continued

The Diocesan Assembly, Fall 2018

The slow change in temperature and the sudden surprise of color in the tips of leaves lately signal a change in season, a transition to fall.  Most of us have a favorite season, and this just happens to be mine! What is it about the changing seasons that seems to captivate us? Is it the … Continued

From the Desk of the Pastor…

Strengthen your faith! In these tumultuous times, we need to “stand firm and hold fast” to our faith, as St. Paul exhorts us (2 Thes. 2:15).  Our faith is not in man, but in the God who judges, redeems, heals, and saves a fallen humanity from its own destruction and raises his people to the … Continued

Unseen before our Eyes

I recently heard a most interesting story that ran in the Washington Post more than ten years ago. Post author Gene Weingarten covered the story of the international genius violinist Joshua Bell. Bell masterfully plays a violin handcrafted in 1713 by the  legendary Antonio Stradivari. His instrument is reportedly worth more than 3 million dollars. … Continued