Pastor's Corner

“When you are called from your prayers to serve the poor, you lose nothing since to serve the poor is to go to God. You must see God in the faces of the poor.” - St. Vincent De Paul

This weekend we celebrate the many freedoms we have come to enjoy in this country. One of those most cherished freedoms is the freedom to practice our faith.

In the beginning of the Gospel of John, Jesus invites his first followers to become his disciples with these words: “Come and See.” By this invitation Jesus invites us all to discern our vocation as his disciples. This year Pope Francis …

This weekend our liturgy turns to Ordinary Time. This is the time between Christmas and Lent. In a few short weeks we will move into Lent and our preparation for Easter. The cycle of time and of our lives continues.

While the world has moved well past Christmas, we the Church still celebrates Christmas today. Christmas time ends with the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. The Gospel tells us of Jesus’ baptism by his cousin, John the Baptist. From the …

This weekend our Christmas celebration continues with the Feast of the Epiphany which has commonly been known as “Little Christmas.” In some Christian faith traditions the Feast of the Epiphany is a more solemn feast than Christmas.