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…

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 On this Third Sunday of Advent, the Church calls us to rejoice because “the Lord Is near.” In the midst of the busyness of this season, it is difficult for us to believe that the Lord Jesus is present in the midst of our…

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 In this weekend’s Gospel, John the Baptist appears spreading the Good News. The Good News that Isaiah the Prophet proclaims in the First Reading. We are called to allow God to comfort us and to shepherd His People. Too many times we get so…

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 – 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐎𝐟 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 Happy New Year! This weekend we begin a new Church year as we celebrate the First Sunday of Advent. Advent is a season of preparation and an extremely busy time. It is hard to believe that there is a…

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟔, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 This Weekend we celebrate the Feast of Christ the King and the final weekend of the Church year. It is fitting and appropriate to celebrate this feast as we end the Church year. We are all called to honor our Lord Jesus Christ as…