Pastor's Column

 

To Bear Fruit that Will Last

Pastor’s Column

6th Sunday of Easter  

   May 13, 2012

 

 “It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you

to go and bear fruit that will remain.”

                                        John 9:16

 

          Chosen to bear fruit that will remain. How fruitful is my life? What does...

 

The Gift of Time

Pastor’s Column

5th Sunday of Easter

May 6, 2012

 

“[My Father] takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit,

And every one that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit.”

                                                                                John 15:2

 

          Last year I received a very...

 

Jesus, the Good Shepherd

Pastor’s Column

4th Sunday of Easter

April 29, 2012

 

“I am the Good Shepherd.

A Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”

                                                                                John 10:11

 

            The Good Shepherd lays down his life for his sheep. Jesus has no limits...

 

Sayings of St. Bernadette

Pastor’s Column

3rd Sunday of Easter

April 22, 2012

 



 

          When I was a deacon 16 years ago, my spiritual advisor talked me into taking a personal, private pilgrimage to the shrines of France. It was quite a challenge...

 

 

Pastor’s Column

Mercy Sunday, 2012

 

Since most of us will never have a chance to visit the Shine of Divine Mercy in Poland, for this Pastor Column we will travel there together in words and pictures and see what we can discover about the Mercy of Our Lord.

 

Six years ago a group of Saint Ed’s pilgrims came to Krakow Poland, where the international...

 

The Slide Rule

Pastor’s Column

Easter Sunday 2012

 

When I was young I fell in love with astronomy and read every book I could get my hands on; later, I wanted to be a doctor. Well, both of these “scientific” professions would have been great, except for one problem: I was failing chemistry. I have to admit that I was a straight A student, and here I was getting...

 

FAIR WEATHER FRIENDS?

PALM SUNDAY

Pastor’s Column

April 1, 2012

 

            There is an intimate connection between Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, and Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week. Traditionally, palms from the previous year are burned to make the ashes for Ash Wednesday. In the same way, the ashes of penance and sacrifice give way to cries of Hosanna on Palm Sunday and the joy of Easter a week later.

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Avoiding the Cross?

Pastor’s Column

5th Sunday of Lent

March 25, 2012

 

If a man serves me, he must follow me; wherever I am, there my servant shall be.

                                                            from John 12:20-33

 

         

One of the most surprising facts about the early church for a Catholic is that Christians...

 

Choosing the Light!

Pastor’s Column

4th Sunday of Lent

March 18, 2012

 

“And this is the verdict, that the light came into the world, but people preferred darkness to light, because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come toward the light.”

                                                  John 3:19-20

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Jesus Cleanses the Temple

Pastor’s Column

3rd Sunday of Lent

March 11, 2012

 

“He made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the temple area.”

                                                John 2:15

 

          A pilgrim to the Jerusalem Temple at the time of Christ would have beheld one of the wonders of the ancient world. Although...