SIGNS OF HOPE IN THIS JUBILEE YEAR OF HOPE 2025! Dear Parish Family, “The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it!” (Jn 1:5). The Light of the World, Jesus the Christ, first shone in the darkness in the bleakest of circumstances, in the backwoods of Bethlehem, in a cave where … Continued

“When There Remains Nothing to be Desired” Today, once again in the midst of the Advent season we have come to Gaudete Sunday.Those of us who have been around the block a few times are aware that Gaudete is aLatin verb that means ‘to rejoice’. Although much of the penitential quality of theAdvent season has … Continued

ADVENT ATTITUDE One of the first images that comes to us when we think of Advent and Christmas is surely (or at least hopefully?!) baby Jesus adored by shepherds, angels, wise guys, and holy parents. It’s that simplicity, that smallness, the poverty of the whole scene that I’m led to focus on. St. Paul tells … Continued

November or Nov-end-ber? November is the penultimate month of the calendar year and the last month of the Liturgical Year. There are many “ends” to November.  You could look at the world around you and say, “It is dead.” The trees have lost their leaves, and the rain has already helped them begin the decomposition … Continued