Posts from November 2020
Advent – A Journey of Faith.
Today, we begin the Advent season which means Christmas is just around the corner. Advent is a journey of faith. We await the coming of the Lord. So what do I plan to do while I wait for the Lord’s coming? Stay awake! Listen! Watch! Do I see yourself as the work of God’s hands? What changes do I need to make in my own life? When have I been unconscious to the feelings of others or ignore the importance…
Thanksgiving pantry and food distribution – Thank You!
Just wish to express my thanks to all who donated for our Thanksgiving pantry and food distribution. So many of you donated turkeys; others donated food items; Cub Scout Pack #85 canvassed the area and collected over six hundred nonperishable items for the pantry; and some of you donated money to help needy families. To all of you, THANK YOU and GOD BLESS YOU for your kindness and generosity.
A Simple Formula To Receive God’s Mercey
The accent on the corporal works of mercy is “mercy.” Feeding the hungry may mean listening to someone to whom no one listens. Giving drink to the thirsty may include offering kind words or praise to those who rarely hear anything positive. Welcoming the stranger often involves countering prejudice with an openness to all God’s children, no matter how different or fearful they may seem. Clothing the naked is also a summons to work for justice so that no one…
Use your talents to give glory to God and to benefit His creation.
What are the talents that Jesus speaks of in the Gospel parable. Maybe those talents are the gifts, graces and abilities that God has given to each of us. One of those abilities is to preach the Word of God. In the Gospel parable, different people received different amounts of talents. As priest and pastor, I am to use my gift of priesthood to preach the word through sermons and my ministry. Maybe your talent of preaching comes in the…
“Stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour.”
Imagine being given $86,400 for one day. But by the end of the day, the is money is gone. So you have to spend the whole amount each day. What would you do? What would you spend it on? We may not get the money each day, but we do get its equivalent in time. Each day is 86,400 seconds to live. It’s gone at the end of day and at any moment it could all be just taken away.…