Dear Parishioners, As we enter the fourth week of Lent, I am struck by a few thoughts: one could say we have been living in the season of Lent for the past year; we are halfway through Lent, and perhaps we haven’t found a way of preparing that fits our needs/schedules, etc.; and the weather today (Tuesday) is just lovely, spring-like, and brings to mind that we will actually be celebrating Holy Week and Easter this year, unlike last. If you are looking for something to help you prepare for the coming celebrations, check out the diocesan website where Bishop Frank, always looking forward, has introduced “A Call to Renewal.” This website contains materials for spiritual and pastoral renewal, along with the Bishop’s Pastoral Exhortation,…

Just a word… Fourth Sunday of Lent… March 14, 2021… On this Laetare Sunday, the Fourth Sunday of Lent, we are meant to take a break from the somberness that accompanies Lent and rejoice in the truth of our faith. Using the vehicle of a discourse from Jesus to Nicodemus, the one who visits Jesus…

Just a word…Third Sunday of Lent…March 7, 2021 Our readings today take us from the giving of the 10 commandments to the cleansing of the money-changers from the temple, giving us much food for thought. However, today, as we move toward the year anniversary of the virus that has changed our lives and our world,…

Just a word… Second Sunday of Lent… February 28, 2021 Who wouldn’t want to rush by that troublesome first reading and move right onto the top of the mountain with Peter, James and John? To see the light and beauty of God, to say how good it is that we are here? Wouldn’t we all want to be in the place where…