I hope you’re all enjoying the first taste of spring; yesterday was such a beautiful day that helped to distract us from the devastating war in Ukraine that continues to capture our attention as the people caught in the crosshairs call for our prayers and support.  Unfortunately, this is only the latest of calamities that we have encountered over the past few years, isn’t it?  The coronavirus has claimed over 6 million lives worldwide, and epic floods, relentless forest fires, tornadoes, hurricanes and earthquakes here and around the world fill […]

i don’t know about you, but I have been watching with disbelief and horror the events unfolding in the Ukraine as Russia invades it, causing wanton destruction and killing both soldiers and civilians without any compunction.  It is, tragically, just the latest reminder that, ever since Cain slew Abel, there are those among us who do not respect the rights of others and will do anything they can to get their way.  We see the same scenario playing out between Israel and Palestine and China and Taiwan. We are, once […]

So, how do you like the new look in our church?  Finally, all 2,242 pipes of our new organ are in place, both in the choir loft and the positiv divisions over the doorways flanking our Blessed Sacrament Chapel.  Aren’t they magnificent!?!  We are very blessed to have a beautiful church, with splendid stained glass windows that present all of Salvation History, a handsome, granite altar and ambo, from which we hear the Word of God proclaimed and we receive the sacred Body and Blood of Christ, the source of […]

Ice cream, chocolates, candy…don’t they sound great!  Many of us crave sweet things.  In just a little more than a weeks, some of us will be giving them up as our sacrifice for Lent.  Sugary treats may not be a healthy option but they trigger the release of feel-good chemicals in our brains that provide us with a momentary rush of pleasure.  Interestingly enough, so does the thought of getting even with someone who has hurt us.  Neuroscientists have discovered that revenge really is “sweet” for that part of our […]