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What if Jesus had died differently…?

by | Apr 13, 2014 | Sunday Homilies

Before the Passion Narrative: There is much that is darkness in this world… Jesus came into our darkness as light. Into the darkness of our violent world, he came that we might know peace. (1st candle lit here) Into the darkness of our sinfulness, he came that we...

Pastor’s Pen – April 13, 2014

by | Apr 13, 2014 | Pastor's Pen

The Christian should tremble… “Forty minutes of prime time in solitary prayer, usually divided into two twenty-minute periods, before a symbol of the crucified Christ is the most effective discipline for making conscious contact with the living God and his liberating...

Do you drop everything to help a friend?

by | Apr 6, 2014 | Sunday Homilies

I received one of ‘those emails’ from a friend saying that he was in trouble. He said he had forgotten to tell me of his trip to Kiev where, according to the email, he had been held up at gunpoint, taking his money and credit cards and plane tickets, but not his...

Pastor’s Pen – April 6, 2014

by | Apr 6, 2014 | Pastor's Pen

Some words for the last weeks of Lent… It doesn’t take long for Lenten commitments to fall by the wayside for many of us. The discipline we choose on Ash Wednesday may by now be a distant memory or even tucked away for “next year”. But Jesus kept his...

Pastor’s Pen – March 30, 2014

by | Mar 30, 2014 | Pastor's Pen

The Lenten season is a time for repentance, conversion, and reconciliation. The parishes in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, in conjunction with the USCCB’s “The Light is ON for You” campaign, are joining together to offer numerous opportunities for the...

Pastor’s Pen – March 23, 2014

by | Mar 23, 2014 | Pastor's Pen

Of many things… If you remember, back in the fall, I forwarded information about the Children’s Education Initiative which provides assistance without raising taxes on any Missouri taxpayer; instead, taxpayers will be able to claim a tax credit for 50% of their...