Jesus was a crowd puller, so the Jews challenged Jesus at various stages. They tested Jesus’s approach towards paying taxes or not paying taxes and about keeping the Commandments. Therefore a scholar of the law asked Jesus: “Teacher which commandment in the law is the greatest?” Jesus often answered people’s questions with one of his … Continued

The opponents of Jesus joined together to trap Jesus and asked him whether it is lawful or not to pay taxes. A capitation tax, a Denarius, which was equivalent to a day’s wage, was imposed on the people by the Romans. The Pharisees looked for an answer from Jesus on the issue of tax. They … Continued

Dear Parish Family, On Sunday, November 16, our very own Bishop Earl Boyea is coming to our parish to install me as your new pastor. The Installation will be at the noon Mass that Sunday, as well as some type of reception in the parish hall afterwards.

After reading this Sunday’s parable of the wedding feast it came to my mind about the wedding I evaded with few excuses. I had a wedding invitation for the last July 4th. Four months before the wedding they wanted to get the exact number of guests in order to arrange the dinner and wedding party. … Continued

Dear Parish Family, Do you have a desire to help people encounter our Lord Jesus and enter a relationship with him through the life of the Church? Maybe you sense in your relationship with God that he is calling you to something deeper by which he will use you to draw others to himself, but … Continued