𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 During March, we are collecting pasta and cereal for the Whitney Point Ecumenical Food Pantry. Please place your donations in designated baskets at the entrances of our churches. Thank you for your food and monetary donations that help to feed those less fortunate in…

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 In this weekend’s Gospel, we see our Lord Jesus cleansing the temple. We see him getting rid of the things in the temple that distract the people from God. The money changers, the animals, and the birds all were supposed to lead the People…

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 On this First Sunday of Lent, we hear how Jesus went into the desert to do battle with Satan. Lent is an opportunity for all of us to face our personal sins and to do battle with Satan in our own lives. One way…

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 In this weekend’s Readings from Sacred Scripture, we hear about the dreaded disease of leprosy. Moses instructs the Israelites that if a person is deemed to have a sore that is leprous, he shall be banned from the Israelite community. This was done to…

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 Our Scripture Readings speak to us today about suffering and infirmity. In our First Reading Job tells us that our life is a drudgery and full of suffering. In the Gospel this weekend Jesus heals Peter’s Mother-in-law and the village people who come to…

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 This Readings from Sacred Scripture speak to us about the prophetic call this weekend. We see in the First Reading from the Book of Deuteronomy that Moses speaks to the People of Israel about the role of the prophet in the life of the…

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 In this Sunday’s Gospel Reading, we see Jesus calling two more of His disciples to follow Him. James and John, upon hearing the call of Jesus, abandon their nets and immediately follow Jesus. This speaks to us about the immediacy of Jesus’ call. He…

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 In this weekend’s Readings from Sacred Scripture, we are given the theme of call. Samuel, in the first reading was called by God. Andrew and Peter were called by Jesus in today’s Gospel. We each are called by our God. We were first called…

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 This weekend we celebrate the Epiphany of our Lord Jesus. We recall how Jesus was worshiped by the Magi and was thus revealed as the Savior of all nations. This feast is important to us as it shows God as a Universal God who…

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 It is hard to believe that we have reached the end of our Advent season. On this Fourth Sunday of Advent the Church offers us the example of Zechariah, the Father of St. John the Baptist. In the Gospel, Zechariah recalls all that God…