Pastor's Pondering

Priest Advent Day: On Hope (2 December 2025)

Yesterday the priests of the diocese gathered at the Basilica of Our Lady of Consolation

December 2, 2025

O Sweet Jesus, You come to us with Your infinite love and grace. Please, do

November 30, 2025

Advent marks the astonishing intersection of memory and hope. We seek to remember what God

November 29, 2025

Throughout the whole of Luke’s Gospel, we witness Jesus seeking to rescue all those who

November 23, 2025

The Feasts of All Saints (November 1) and All Souls (November 2) open a portal

November 22, 2025

Truly heralding Jesus Christ as King – our real and only King – requires resolve

November 21, 2025

As the Church’s year nears its end, we hear at Mass certain biblical selections that

November 15, 2025

Just a teenager, Joan was living in a time of terrible political confusion, escalating violence

November 9, 2025

The Opening Prayer for today’s Mass provides an interpretive key to the Gospel Reading: O

September 28, 2025