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Pastor’s Letter: June 16, 2024

Pastor’s Letter: June 16, 2024

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Dear friends, As we return to Ordinary Time in the Church, we quickly hear one of Jesus’ parables this weekend. Jesus spoke in parables, or short stories, to communicate truths and get people to think, while not directly revealing all truths about Himself at once. Like in the Old Testament, God in the New Testament slowly reveals Himself. Mark’s Gospel...

Pastor’s Letter: June 9, 2024

Pastor’s Letter: June 9, 2024

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Dear friends, As we settle into summer, the Church celebrates the Ordinary Time of the Liturgical Calendar. Ordinary Time fills the time of the year that is not set aside to celebrate the mysteries around the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus. Essentially Ordinary Time encompasses all that the Church celebrates outside of Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter. This week...

Pastor’s Letter: May 5, 2024

Pastor’s Letter: May 5, 2024

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Dear friends, This Sunday’s first reading, from the Acts of the Apostles, gets at one of the fundamental truths about Christian Revelation. St. Peter was approached by Cornelius who proceeds to bow before St. Peter because of the great works done through Peter’s hands. Peter rejects this reverence ordered toward him, as he identifies himself as a human being like...