The Vineyard Several of the Jesus parables take place in or around a vineyard. I suggest that a vineyard in scripture represents a fruitful enterprise of working for a finished product that quenches a spiritual thirst. It is also a practical example of human effort that produces one of the great products of life – […]
September 24th, 2023 Read More »
ForgivenessIn this weekend’s Gospel passage from Matthew, Peter asks Jesus HOW MANY times we must forgive. The answer from Jesus suggests more WHY we should forgive than how many times. In my fascination with the concept, I have come to identify 3 types of WHY: The philosophical WhyThe inquisitive WhyThe motivational Why We may forgive
September 17th, 2023 Read More »
Our Family, Our Faith and Our Future Campaign We are approaching the final year of our recent capital campaign. Thank you for your ongoing attention and fidelity to your pledge, and thank you to those of you who are on target to fulfill yours. As a reminder, the campaign benefits three major areas: Building our
September 10th, 2023 Read More »
Labor Day As Americans, we designate this late summer weekend to one of the principles of Catholic Social Teaching—the dignity of work. Many of you have heard my passion for work based on the primary philosophy that I have—namely Our Work is God’s Work. In the Gospel this weekend Jesus admonishes Peter because he is
Welcome Suzie Malloy Please join me in welcoming our new Director of Teen and Family Faith, Suzie Malloy. She joins us with extensive experience in ministry with families and teens. She is very excited to engage parents, grandparents and children together as families in the faith formation process. Most recently Suzie was a member of
