Category: Pastor’s Note

Hello friends!                   We have another coming liturgical feast day this week that is very important for a number of different reasons.  On Wednesday, September 29, we celebrate the Feast Day of the Holy Archangels…Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel, and Saint Raphael!  This is one of the most ancient feast days in the West and originally… Continue reading Ponderings & Pontifications of the Pastor…

Hello dear friends!                   First of all, I wish to offer my profound gratitude to all of you who worked so hard to make our 1st ever Fall, Food, and Fun Festival a success!  Thank you so much, to all of you who volunteered your time to come in and set up, clean up, run… Continue reading Ponderings & Pontifications of the Pastor

Hello friends!               Introducing, although not for the very first time, a saint from the early Church who is a wonderful saint for the current times…St. Mary of Egypt!               Who is Saint Mary of Egypt?  I’m glad you asked.  I will discuss St. Mary during the weekend homily but also because she has a… Continue reading Ponderings & Pontifications of the Pastor

Hello friends! I don’t know about you but I am very happy to be seeing the end of the month of August!  Personally, I find the extreme heat and humidity of this month to be very difficult, uncomfortable, and a serious nuisance.  I’ve often joked with people that I need to become the opposite of… Continue reading Ponderings & Pontifications of the Pastor…

Hello friends!               On this calendar day, August 22nd, we honor the Blessed Mother under her title, the Queenship of Mary.  This is another chance, another Sunday, to draw closer to our heavenly queen.  Therefore, and you may have read this before, or heard me say it…WEAR THE SCAPULAR (anyone, but especially brown), WEAR THE… Continue reading Ponderings & Pontifications of the Pastor

Hello friends!                  I hope that everyone has had a pleasant start to the month of August and is ready for the heat and humidity of late summer!  Hopefully your air conditioning units are ready to go and in top condition for what’s ahead.  For matters of the Church, August is dedicated to the Immaculate Heart… Continue reading Ponderings & Pontifications of the Pastor…

Ponderings & Pontifications of the Pastor... Hello friends! The first words I wish to offer are an emphatic THANK YOU to all of you for your participation in my Installation as Pastor here at Blessed Sacrament! On Sunday, July 11th, we welcomed our own shepherd, Bishop Michael Fisher, as well as my own family members… Continue reading Ponderings & Pontifications of the Pastor…

Hello friends! First of all,…Happy Independence Day!  Today is a special day to give thanks to God for all the blessings we receive as a nation, as well as a call to pray and work for those things in which we can be even worthier of God’s blessings.  As a nation and community, we ought… Continue reading Ponderings & Pontifications of the Pastor…

Hello friends!             In last week’s bulletin, I wrote a little about the diocesaninitiative known as the Road to Renewal.  This program is meant to introduce a more collaborative model of parish ministry by grouping parishes together into “families.”  The individual parishes in a “family” would all remain independent of each other, including retaining their… Continue reading Ponderings & Pontifications of the Pastor…

Hello friends! One of the things we try to do here at Blessed Sacrament is to keep everyone as informed as possible, not just about things happening in the parish, but also things happening at the diocesan level. One of the major things that I want everyone to be aware of is a large initiative… Continue reading Ponderings & Pontifications of the Pastor…