by parish | Mar 6, 2025 | From The Desk
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, When I first arrived here at the parish back in the summer of 2016, there were a lot of unknowns on my part. It was my first time as an administrator and was only the second time moving parishes altogether. It was a bit daunting,...
by parish | Feb 27, 2025 | From The Desk
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, There’s a particular phrase in sports that goes, “Father Time is undefeated.” With a bit of poetic flourish, it’s usually used in conversation surrounding great players at the end of their careers and signifies that no one can...
by parish | Feb 21, 2025 | From The Desk
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In light of the rollout of the Annual Catholic Appeal this weekend, I am going to use my letter this week to offer some reflection on the readings from Sunday. Our first reading, is in some ways, “in media res” or already in...
by parish | Feb 13, 2025 | From The Desk
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I worry that I’m becoming an old man. As the years roll along, I fear that I’m behaving more and more like a grump or curmudgeon. And while there’s a natural aging and maturation process as we get older, I don’t think getting...
by parish | Feb 6, 2025 | From The Desk
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, There are a variety of ways one might look at our parish of St. Charles Borromeo. For many of us, we tend to experience the parish as the local expression of the Catholic Church, a homebase for our faith. From the perspective of...
by parish | Jan 30, 2025 | From The Desk
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, There’s a short quote associated with St. Anselm that I often go back to, both in my personal reflection and counseling others. In Latin, it’s: “Fides quarens intellectum.” Roughly translated, it means, “Faith seeking meaning.” I...
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