𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 This Sunday begins the holiest week of the year for our Parish Family. Holy week is when we celebrate the Passion, Death and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Sacred Triduum is the solemn celebration of this Paschal mystery. We will begin our…

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟔, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑Our BIG DAY has finally arrived. It is a great pleasure to welcome Bishop Douglas Lucia to our parish family. It is a great joy to celebrate with our young people as they are sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit in the Sacrament…

Pastor’s Column – March 19, 2023 This weekend’s Readings from Sacred Scripture speak to us about vision and eyesight. To have a “heavenly” vision is to be able to see things as God sees them and not as we do. Many times, when I am upset with someone, I ask…

𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿’𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻 – 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟭𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯This weekend’s readings from Sacred Scripture speak to us about thirst. The Israelites were in the desert and thirsty for water. We see how God provides water for them through His servant Moses. In the Gospel Reading, we see Jesus approaching a woman from Samaria…

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 This week’s Lenten journey calls us to reflect upon Abraham, the Father of our faith. In this weekend’s Second Reading from the Book of Genesis, we see how Abram obeys God and leaves his homeland and goes to a land where God leads him….

Pastor’s Column – February 26, 2023 As we begin our Lenten journey on this first Sunday of Lent, our Scriptures call us to pause and reflect upon the effects of sin in our lives. Our First Reading from the Book of Genesis, tells us of the origins of sin in…

𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿’𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻 – 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 It is hard to believe that Wednesday is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of our Lenten journey. We begin our journey by signing ourselves with ashes reminding ourselves that “we are dust and to dust we shall return.” We remember the brevity of our…

𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿’𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻 – 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 This Sunday the Church celebrates World Marriage Day. It is a day when the Church celebrates the many holy marriages in our midst. We give thanks to God for the witness of so many people who daily live out their vows to each other…

Pastor’s Column – February 5, 2023 This past Monday evening I had the opportunity to have dinner with our Confirmation students at the Parish Rectory. It was a great time. I was amazed at the enthusiasm and honesty that was displayed by our young people. It was great to be…

𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿’𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻 – 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 This weekend’s Gospel has our Lord Jesus teaching His disciples the Beatitudes. He instructs us that true happiness and blessedness comes, not from the things of this earth, but from trust in God. He tells us that we are blessed when we trust in…