From the Pastor

This time of year we find ourselves in a bit of turbulence caused by competing fronts. The secular calendar is careening toward Christmas while the

Hoping to celebrate the lordship of Christ in a world of increasingly violent empires, Pope Pius XI inaugurated the last Sunday of the church year

Jesus says, “Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” It is God’s promise from

“All is vanity and a chasing after wind,” says Ecclesiastes, yet we chase wealth like it will last forever. Into this ancient and modern reality,

All Saints celebrates the baptized people of God, living and dead, who are the body of Christ. All Saints’ Sunday and the appointed readings are

Rooted in the past and growing into the future, the church must always be reformed in order to live out the love of Christ in

Pray always. Do not lose heart. Two characters step out of scripture this Sunday to teach us about persistence in prayer. One is named: Jacob

This Sunday is a day of unexpected blessings and miracles, signs of how God is active and alive and present in our world and in

Faith is the theme for all of this Sunday’s readings. In the gospel, Jesus reminds his disciples, who ask him to increase their faith, that