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Sep 2021
After Jesus washed the feet of His disciples he said: “I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do. Amen, amen, I say to you, no slave is greater than his master nor any messenger greater than the one who sent him. If you understand this, blessed are you if you do it. I am not speaking of all of you. I know those whom I have chosen.” (Jn 13:15-17) What is your attitude about service? Are you here to serve......
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August 27, 2021
Adoration
When Elijah took shelter in a cave on Mt Horeb, the Lord’s Mountain, the word of the Lord came to him and asked, “Why are you here Elijah?” The Lord then invited Elijah to come...
August 21, 2021
August 22nd 2021
The letter to the Hebrews described the contents of the Ark of the Covenant: “Behind the second veil was the tabernacle called the Holy of Holies, in which were the gold altar of incense and...
August 13, 2021
Why are you here?
Why are you here? God, infinitely perfect and blessed in himself, in a plan of sheer goodness freely created man to make him share in his own blessed life…at every time and in every place,...
July 30, 2021
The Eucharist
The source and summit of the Catholic faith is the Eucharist. The Eucharist is one of the seven sacraments of the Church. The Eucharist is consecrated by ordained priests in the Liturgy of the Eucharist....
July 23, 2021
July 23 2021
Are you a shepherd or are you a sheep? We have seen, heard, and perhaps we have learned that Jesus is the Good Shepherd. “I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his...
July 13, 2021
Shepherd
What is the biggest things that shepherds that mislead do? They lie, they don’t speak the truth, they don’t follow Christ. Jesus told Pontius Pilate His life purpose and mission: “For this I was born...
July 02, 2021
Farewell
This is my last ‘From the Pastor’s Desk’ as Pastor of St. Peter’s in The Dalles. Last Sunday was the farewell party and I was touched by the expressions of gratitude that I received, expressions...
June 25, 2021
Farewell to St. Peter’s
The 19th century French Dominican, Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire wrote a famous poem about the priesthood. “To live in the midst of the world without wishing its pleasures; to be a member of each family yet...
June 18, 2021
Faith, the Indispensable Foundation
I had begun writing about the supernatural organism that is rooted in the life of grace, consisting of the infused theological and moral virtues, together with the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Now that I...