Do you ever squirm when you read a gospel?

What king marching into battle would not first sit down and decide whether with ten thousand troops he can successfully oppose another king advancing upon him with twenty thousand troops? It is disconcerting, isn’t it, to hear those words of today’s gospel against the...

Do you conduct your affairs with humility?

Do you conduct your affairs with humility? I came across a poem in my reading this week. It says quite simply: Even after all this time, the sun never says to the earth: You owe me. Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky. (2X) Like Jesus’...

Pastor’s Pen – September 1, 2013

147 and counting… Figuring out enrollment at St. Ann school has always been an interesting exercise in hitting a moving target. At any given time last year, the enrollment varied between 152 to 157 students. A family would move taking 2 students with them. Another...