From the bulletin for The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (2025 November 02) Nov 2: All Souls The landscape of American English and its cultural expressions are littered with stark disjunctives. “Liberty or death!” (Patrick Henry). “California or bust!” (1849 gold rushers). “God or nothing!” (2015 book by Cardinal Sarah). “Ride or die!” (1950s motorcyclists and early-2000s gangsta rappers).  Yet we Christians live our lives in the shadow of an even starker either/o

From the bulletin for The Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2025 October 26) Parish School of Prayer, Pt 21: On the Rosary Again (and Again) My little nieces and nephews are finally getting comfortable around their Uncle David. I know this because during some recent family gatherings, they were demanding that I read to them some of their favorite storybooks. It's fascinating that, though they know these books by heart, they delight to hear them read again and again. They rej

From the bulletin for The Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2025 October 19) Oct 19: 29th Sunday Next Sunday we arrive at the fourth and final action item of our annual stewardship exercises. After recommitting to prayer, to small groups, and to ministry involvement, we turn to consider our financial giving to the parish.  Money is certainly not the most important ingredient in our parish mission, but it is a necessary one. Take away the money and we soon lose our worship

From the bulletin for The Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2025 October 12) Oct 12: 28th Sunday OT From healing to gratitude, and from gratitude to worship. That’s the pattern in both First Reading and Gospel today. Naaman the Syrian is healed by washing in the Jordan. In gratitude not just for his baby-fresh skin, but his new lease on life, he offers Elisha the prophet a gift worthy of a king: “ten silver talents, six thousand gold pieces, and ten festal garments” (2 K

From the bulletin for The Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (2025 October 05) Oct 5: The Lord’s Day: Deeper Dive In the interest of...

From the bulletin for The Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2025 September 28) Parish School of Prayer, Pt 20: Time for Prayer How...

From the bulletin for The Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2025 September 21) September 21st: 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time...

From the bulletin for The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (2025 September 14) September 14th: Feast of the Holy Cross OK, back...

From the bulletin for The Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (2025 September 07) The Eschatological Adventure, Part 18: “The Lawless...

From the bulletin for The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (2025 Aug 31) The Eschatological Adventure, Part 15: “And the Dragon Stood...

From the bulletin for The Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2025 Aug 17) The Eschatological Adventure, Part 14: “He will exalt himself...

From the bulletin for The Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2025 Aug 10) The Eschatological Adventure, Part 13: “If anyone is to go...

From the bulletin for The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2025 Aug 03) The Eschatological Adventure, Part 12: “What You Have Seen,...

From the bulletin for The Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2025 July 27) The Eschatological Adventure, Part 11: “ After this I saw...

From the bulletin for The Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2025 July 20) The Eschatological Adventure, Part 10 Shalomon Scuritas always...

From the bulletin for The Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2025 July 13) The Eschatological Adventure, Part 9: Back to the...

From the bulletin for The Solemnity of Saint Peter and Paul (2025 June 29) As I hope you have gathered by now, this is no longer expected...

From the bulletin for Corpus Christi (2025 June 22) June 22, Corpus Christi Oh snap: the Jubilee of Hope!  I had forgotten all about it....

From the bulletin for Trinity Sunday (Jun 15) Parish School of Prayer, Pt 19: Our (Sacred) Heart Monitor I began my pastorate at St....

From the bulletin for Pentecost (Jun 08) Parish School of Prayer, Pt 19: Our (Sacred) Heart Monitor It’s a mark of love that one care...