Pastor's Pondering
Preaching Notes – America at 250 (5 July 2026)
When we last celebrated our nation’s birthday such grand scale, I was a lanky kid
Preaching Notes – 13th Sunday (28 June 2026)
In today’s. Gospel, the relative pronoun rendered “whoever” occurs 10 times in 5 verses (Matthew
Special Prayer Request for Your Priests (22 June 2026)
Please pray for the priests from the 19-county diocese of Toledo who are gathering this
Preaching Notes – 12th Sunday (21 June 2026)
Not once, not twice, but three times Jesus repeats Himself in today’s Gospel (Matthew 10:26-33_:
Preaching Notes – 11th Sunday Ordinary Time (14 June 2026)
Today we return to regularly scheduled programming. The past two Sundays were interrupted by special
Corpus Christi – Further Reflection (12 June 2026)
Had Jesus left us nothing but the Gospel, our remembrances likely would be wrought with
Preaching Notes – Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ (7 June 2026)
The Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ is so far beyond an annual
Preaching Notes – Feast of the Holy Trinity (31 May 2026)
The Catechism teaches that the Holy Trinity is the central mystery of Christian faith and
Our Lady of Fatima (13 May 2026)
On May 13, 1917, three young Portuguese children tending sheep suddenly saw a woman aglow