Pastor's Pondering

Preaching Notes – 19 Sunday in Ordinary Time (9 August 2026)

The moment PETER takes his eyes off of Jesus, the moment Peter’s first desire to

August 8, 2026

O Jesus, let Your grace triumph in me and make me worthy to participate in

August 6, 2026

In today’s Gospel, Jesus shares two more stories designed to illustrate God’s Kingdom (Matthew 13:44-46).

July 26, 2026

Through the use of stories we know as parables, Jesus helps us to understand and

July 12, 2026

When we last celebrated our nation’s birthday such grand scale, I was a lanky kid

July 5, 2026

In today’s. Gospel, the relative pronoun rendered “whoever” occurs 10 times in 5 verses (Matthew

June 29, 2026

Please pray for the priests from the 19-county diocese of Toledo who are gathering this

June 22, 2026

Not once, not twice, but three times Jesus repeats Himself in today’s Gospel (Matthew 10:26-33_:

June 22, 2026

Today we return to regularly scheduled programming. The past two Sundays were interrupted by special

June 15, 2026