February 18

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This Spring, I am teaching again in our diaconate program for the Diocese. My course deals with the spiritual life and how to grow in one’s relationship with God. Through teaching I am encouraged to be more mindful of how those...

February 11

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Last weekend, our second graders in the parish got to experience for the first time the Sacrament of Penance. Whether we call it Penance or Reconciliation or Confession, as a Sacrament, it is a powerful experience of God’s mercy...

January 28

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Every year there are certain projects and goals that I have in mind here in the parish. Sometimes these are dealing with the physical plant, sometimes it’s about a particular ministry, sometimes it’s more about the overall...

January 21

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In the winter months of New Jersey, there is a continual uncertainty as to what the weather may hold. Some years it seems as if we get snowstorm after snowstorm. Others years, there is nary a snowflake in the sky. But, given some...

January 14

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The Christmas celebrations are officially behind us and we head into a brief period of Ordinary Time. Before you know it, we’ll be heading into Lent with Ash Wednesday being on February 14th this year. But rather than get ahead of...