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

End of the Summer Reflection

Welcome, my friends, to the fastest summer on record!  You can almost feel it in the air (well I can at least): we have journeyed together through the sands of time, across the oceans of occasion, and scaled the mountains of opportunity.  Now we arrive to the impending celestial return of our pastor whose own … Continued

The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity

On August 15, 2018, the latest book by Matthew Kelly will be available to the general population.  It is titled The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity, and because we have had a relationship with his organization, Dynamic Catholic, for quite some time, we were privileged to have the opportunity to preview a copy … Continued