As I work in my rectory office which has a large window facing Aberdeen Avenue, I’m sometimes distracted by bright red, yellow and blue flashes as cardinals, finches and blue jays fly from the tops of nearby trees and swoop down to feed on the grass and shrubs in front of the rectory.  It reminds me of today’s first reading from the prophet Ezekiel, where we hear God foretell the growth of a great nation using the image of a shoot that he will take from the top of a […]

Although they are separated by more than a thousand years, the incidents in today’s first reading and the Gospel have many striking similarities: they both recount a gathering of the faithful during a time of struggle hearing the assurance of God’s continuing presence and care for his people, a sacrifice, and the expression of a covenant.  And, although these two incidents are separated from us by thousands of years, what we are doing here at this sacred moment shares these same characteristics: a gathering of the faithful during a time […]

I’m so glad to see more and more of you returning to our Eucharistic celebration in person!  I’ve missed seeing you and I’m sure you’ve missed joining in person as we come together to worship our God.  Today, we celebrate the feast of the Most Holy Trinity – our belief that the one God is Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  And, I think this feast takes on new meaning for us this year, after more than a year of isolation when we have become more aware than ever of the […]